Description
NAD C389 : Integrated Amplifier/DAC
The NAD C 389 HybridDigital DAC amplifier can serve as the cornerstone of a high-performance audio system now – and for decades to come. Employing NAD’s proven HybridDigital UcD amplifier design and the same ESS Sabre DAC used in NAD’s acclaimed M33 BluOS streaming amplifier, the C 389 will deliver thrilling dynamics and exquisite detail from all your sources.
With its full suite of digital and analogue inputs, including an ultra-low-noise phono stage and HDMI eARC interface, the C 389 can accommodate all your source components. And it incorporates the latest generation of NAD’s Modular Designs Construction future-proofing technology, making it easy to add exciting capabilities such as BluOS high-res music streaming and Dirac Live room correction.
Specifications :
LINE INPUT, PRE-OUT (ANALOG BYPASS ON)
- THD (20Hz – 20kHz)
- <0.002 % at 2 V out
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- >106dB (IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out, unity gain)
- Channel separation
- >100dB (1 kHz); >90 dB (10 kHz)
- Input Impedance (R and C)
- 56 kohms + 100 pF
- Maximum input signal
- >4.6 Vrms (ref. 0.1 % THD)
- Output impedance
- Source Z + 320 ohms
- Input sensitivity
- 65mV (ref. 500 mV out, Volume maximum)
- Frequency response
- ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
- Maximum voltage output -IHF load
- >>5 V (ref. 0.1 % THD)
PHONO INPUT, PRE-OUT (ANALOG BYPASS ON)
- THD (20Hz – 20kHz)
- <0.01% at 2 V out
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- >84dB (200 ohms source; A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out)
- Input sensitivity
- 46 kohms/100 pF
- Frequency response
- ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
- Maximum input signal at 1kHz
- >80 mVrms (ref. 0.1 % THD)
LINE INPUT, HEADPHONE OUT (ANALOG BYPASS ON)
- THD (20Hz – 20kHz)
- <0.005% at 1V out
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- >107 dB (32 ohms loads; A-WTD, ref. 1V out, unity gain
- Frequency response
- ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
- Channel separation
- >62 dB at 1kHz
- Output impedance
- 2.2 Ohms
LINE IN, SPEAKER OUT (ANALOG BYPASS ON)
- Continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms
- 2 x 130W
- THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
- <0.02% (250 mW to 130 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- >95 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms)
- Clipping power
- 150W
- IHF dynamic power
- 210W into 8 ohms
- 300W into 4 ohms
- 350W into 2 ohms
- Peak output current
- >26A (in 1 ohm, 1ms)
- 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 130 W in 8 ohms)
- Line In: 201 mV, Digital In: 10.25% FS
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Supports bit rate/sample rate
- up to 32 bit/384 kHz
- Frequency band
- 2.402GHz- 2.480GHz
- Maximum transmit power (dBm)
- 7 dBm ± 2 dBm
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
- Gross dimensions (W x H x D)
- 435 x 100 x 390mm (17.1 x 3.9 x 15.4“)
- Net Weight
- 8.7kg (19.1lb)
- Shipping weight
- ~11kg (24.2lb)
