NAD C399 Integrated Amplifier GETTING IT RIGHT We never overlook the most crucial of requirements. From low noise circuits to precise volume control action, to accurate channel balance and proper input and output impedance characteristics, we here at NAD do everything we can to get these things exactly right. We also include an MM Phono stage with precisely accurate RIAA equalization, high overload margins, extremely low noise, and an innovative circuit to suppress infrasonic noise that is present on all LPs – all without affecting bass response. Our line inputs can accommodate all kinds of analogue source components by offering ideal input impedance characteristics with linear ultra-low-noise buffer amplifiers to prevent any sonic degradation. We include a separate headphone amplifier with low output impedance and very high output voltage capability – enough to drive even high impedance studio monitor headphones. Low impedance line outputs that can connect to subwoofers extend the versatility of this well thought out amplifier. FORWARD THINKING Modular Design Construction (MDC), allows you to customise your NAD amplifier with additional capabilities and features, now or in the future. The two available MDC slots can accommodate a variety of upgrade modules including 4K video capable HDMI switching, additional Digital Inputs, additional Analogue and Phono Inputs, and one of the most advanced Hi-Res Audio multi-room wireless systems available, the BluOS music management system developed by Bluesound. BluOS connects to your network and is controlled via smartphone, tablet or desktop to manage your music collection and connect you to a growing list of high-quality streaming music services. INSTANT CONNECTION You can connect instantly to the C 399 with Bluetooth aptX, allowing you to stream music wirelessly from any Bluetooth-enabled device. Bluetooth can also be used to listen to other sources connected to the C 399 via wireless headphones. There is also a control app to control all functions of your C 399. Adding the optional BluOS Module provides access to your local area network via Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet connection and adds Hi-Res Audio streaming. The BluOS Module also makes the C 399 a single-zone streamer in a complete multi-room wireless music system that is fully compatible with BluOS Enabled music systems and wireless speakers. SOPHISTICATED POWER In the last few years, NAD has moved away from the old-fashioned linear power supplies and Class AB output stages that waste energy, and have instead developed even better performing circuits based on switch mode power supplies and Class D output stages. Once thought to be inferior to traditional topologies, NAD’s advanced work in this area has created some of the best performing amplifiers regardless of basic design principle. These new designs are very linear over a wide bandwidth and provide consistent performance into all speaker loads, providing a dramatic advance over previous models. Furthermore, the power supply is capable of 180 watts continuously and over 250 watts instantaneously to allow for short-term musical transients. It can operate with any AC mains voltage from 100 to 240 volts and provides pure DC power to all the various stages of the C 399. This highly efficient supply also provides near perfect regulation of voltage across a wide range of conditions and provides a solid noise-free foundation for the amplifying stages. The C 399 uses a customized version of the proven Hypex HybridDigital nCore output stage, which until now has been available only on Masters Series amplifiers. This allows for massive power with nearly unmeasurable distortion and noise in the audible range. Every detail of this design has been carefully planned and perfectly executed to produce every last drop of performance. 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. Reviews "Initially we were each struck by the size/weight/feature/price disproportion in view of the incredibly high performance. But once past that, we all three agreed that considered strictly for its basic purpose as an integrated amplifier, the C399 is a true high-end component of superior performance for which absolutely no allowances have to be made. When the excellent phonostage and DAC are factored in, it’s obvious that for sheer value the C399 is so far off the charts it’s almost a joke. I salute NAD for keeping this dream alive and continuing to be a leader in the field. Products like the C399 demonstrate that in the right hands high performance and high value, far from being mutually exclusive, are matches that really do seem to be made in heaven" read the review in The Absolute Sound Specifications 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 Gross dimensions (W x H x D) 17 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 15 3/8” Net Weight - 11.2kg (24.7lb) Audiofi is your NAD dealer in Vancouver, we ship free in Canada
