NAD C 399 | HybridDigital Integrated Amplifier with DAC | 3 YEAR WARRANTY

Name: NAD C 399 | HybridDigital Integrated Amplifier with DAC | 3 YEAR WARRANTY
Brand: NAD
SKU: 66306
Price: 2190.00 CHF
Availability: BackOrder

Reference 66306

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The NAD C 399 is a Classic Series HybridDigital nCore integrated amplifier rated at 2 x 180 W, with a 32-bit ESS Sabre DAC, HDMI eARC input and MM phono stage. Its two MDC2 slots accept the BluOS-D module for multi-room streaming and Dirac Live.

Description
Product Details

Living room with the NAD C 399 amplifier below a TV, between two floorstanding speakers

HybridDigital nCore power

The C 399 uses HybridDigital nCore amplification inherited from NAD's Masters Series. It delivers 180 W per channel continuous into 8 and 4 ohms and up to 250 W per channel instantaneous power, with high stability into low-impedance loads. Two sets of speaker outputs let you connect a second pair of speakers.

Black amplifier on a wooden cabinet next to a turntable

MM phono and line inputs

An MM turntable connects directly to the phono stage, with accurate RIAA equalisation and low noise. A dedicated circuit filters out the infrasonic noise found on vinyl records without affecting the bass. Two pairs of line inputs pass through low-noise buffer stages, and two subwoofer outputs complete the preamp output.

Two MDC2 slots

The C 399 is the first NAD component built on the MDC2 architecture, whose two slots communicate in both directions with the amplifier. The optional MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS multi-room streaming over Wi-Fi or Ethernet, with AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect. It also brings Dirac Live room correction, applied to every connected source.

Black front panel with display, headphone socket and volume knob

Sabre DAC and HDMI eARC

The digital section is built around a 32-bit/384 kHz ESS Sabre 9028 DAC, also taken from the Masters Series, with near-zero clock jitter. Two optical inputs, two coaxial inputs and aptX HD Bluetooth take the digital sources. The HDMI eARC input brings in the TV sound and lets the TV remote control the volume, while the dedicated headphone amplifier also drives high-impedance studio headphones.

Reference 66306

Data sheet

Product Type: Integrated amplifier
Features: Automatic power-on (auto-sense)
Home automation: Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, AMX, Savant, Elan
Infrasonic filter on the phono stage
Learning function for a second remote control
Remote Control Supplied
Two MDC2 slots for upgrade modules
Bluetooth: aptX, aptX HD
Brand: NAD
Integrated DAC: ESS SABRE ES9028 32-bit/384 kHz
Headphone output: Dedicated headphone amplifier, 2.2 Ω output impedance
Audio outputs: 2 sets of speaker outputs
RCA Pre-out
Integrated phono: Yes (MM)
Number of channels: 2 (stereo)
Digital inputs: 2 x optical, 2 x coaxial
HDMI ARC: Yes (eARC)
Analog inputs: 2 x RCA
Subwoofer output: 2
Multiroom: BluOS (with optional MDC2 BluOS-D module)
Output power: 2 x 180 W continuous (8 and 4 Ω)
210 W at clipping
IHF dynamic power: 217 W (8 Ω)
Instantaneous power: 250 W per channel
Phono inputs: 1 (MM)
Color: Black
Number of HDMI ports: 1 (HDMI eARC)
Hi-Res Audio: Up to 24 bit / 192 kHz
Series: Classic
Sensitivity: 1.08 mV (MM phono, ref. 500 mV out)
65 mV (line, 500 mV pre-out)
201 mV (line), for 180 W into 8 Ω
Connections: RS-232
Remote IR in and out 1 / 1
Trigger 12 V
Room correction: Dirac Live (optional upgrade)
Amplification technology: HybridDigital nCore (Class D)
Signal-to-noise ratio: Over 84 dB (MM phono, 200 Ω source, A-weighted)
Over 95 dB (speaker output, A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W into 8 ohms)
Over 106 dB (line, IHF A-weighted, 500 mV, unity gain)
Over 107 dB (headphone output, 32 Ω load, A-weighted)
Power consumption: Less than 0.5 W in standby
Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.3 dB)
Headphone output: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Phono: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Speaker output: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Niveau de sortie: Pre-out: over 5 V (0.1 % THD)
Séparation des canaux: Amplifier: over 90 dB (1 kHz)
Headphone output: over 62 dB at 1 kHz
Line: over 100 dB (1 kHz), over 90 dB (10 kHz)
Impédance de charge recommandée: 46 kΩ / 100 pF (MM phono input)
56 kΩ + 100 pF (line input)
Distortion (THD): Headphone output: less than 0.005 % at 1 V output (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Less than 0.002 % (line to pre-out, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 2 V)
Less than 0.01 % (phono, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 2 V)
Less than 0.02 % (amplifier, 250 mW to 180 W, 8 and 4 Ω)
Width: 43.5 cm
Depth: 39.0 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Unit weight: 11.2 kg