NAD C399 + BluOS module

As the new flagship of NAD’s Classic series of integrated amps, the C 399 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier takes NAD’s commitment to lasting value and sonic excellence to a whole new level.

The C 399 employs NAD’s Hypex HybridDigital nCore amplifier circuitry, which until now has been available only on Masters Series amplifiers. Its digital section is built around a 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre DAC, the same chip used in NAD’s acclaimed M10 and M33 Masters Series amplifiers.

The C 399 is the first amplifier to incorporate the latest generation of NAD’s Modular Design Construction (MDC) technology. MDC2 lets users add optional modules that provide functions such as BluOS multi-room music streaming and Dirac Live room correction.

NAD C399 features

• Hybrid Digital nCore Amplifier
• Continuous Power: 180 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
• Instantaneous Power: 250 Watts per channel
• Vanishingly low harmonic and intermodulation distortion
• Dual MDC2 Ports for expanded functionality
• Optional MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS multi-room streaming and Dirac Live room correction
• Jitter-free 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre DAC
• Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry
• Two optical, two coaxial digital inputs
• HDMI-eARC input
• Two pairs of line-level analogue inputs with low-noise buffer amplifiers
• Speaker A/Speaker B outputs
• Two-way aptX-HD Bluetooth
• Dual subwoofer outputs
• Dedicated headphone amplifier
• IR remote
• 12V Trigger in/out
• IR in/out
• RS-232 Serial port for control integration with home automation systems
• Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, AMX, Savant, Elan certified

specifications

• Continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms
• >180W (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven)
• THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
• <0.02% (250 mW to 180 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)
• Signal/Noise Ratio
• >95 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms)
• Clipping power
• 210W (at 1 kHz 0.1 % THD)
• IHF dynamic power
• 8 ohms: 217 W
• 4 ohms: 400 W
• 2 ohms: 506.4 W
• Peak output current
• >26 A (in 1 ohm, 1 ms)
• Damping factor
• >150 (ref. 8 ohms, 20Hz to 6.5kHz)
• Frequency Response
• ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
• Channel Separation
• >90dB (1 kHz)
• >75dB (10 kHz)
• Input sensitivity (for 180 W in 8 ohms)
• Line In: 201 mV
• Digital In: 10.25% FS
• Gross dimensions (W x H x D) **
• 435 x 120 x 390mm
• Net Weight
• 11.2kg