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NAD C 389 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier

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C389

$2,399.00
$2,399.00

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NAD HybridDigital DAC Amplifier

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.

Preliminary Features & Details

  • Customized HybridDigital UcD amplifier in fully balanced bridged configuration
  • Continuous Power: 130 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
  • Instantaneous Power: 210 W into 8 ohms, 300 W into 4 ohms, 350 Watts per channel
  • Vanishingly low harmonic and intermodulation distortion
  • Nearly unmeasurable noise through the entire audioband
  • Dual MDC2 ports for expanded functionality
  • Optional MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS Hi-Res multi-room music streaming and Dirac Live room correction
  • Jitter-free 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre 9028 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 ultra-low-noise buffer amplifiers
  • Two sets of speaker outputs
  • Two-way Qualcomm aptX HD Bluetooth
  • Dual subwoofer outputs
  • Dedicated headphone amplifier
  • CI-Friendly – IR remote, 12V Trigger in/out, IR in/out, RS-232 Serial port
  • Seamless integrations with smarthome control systems such as Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, Lutron, and Elan

Specifications

Line Input, Pre-Out (Analog Bypass On)

  • THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz): <0.002% @ 2 V out
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >100 dB (IHF, A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out, unity gain)
  • Channel Separation: >100 dB (1 kHz), >90 dB (10 kHz)
  • Input Impedance (R + C): 56.2 kΩ + 100 pF
  • Maximum Input Signal: >2.35 Vrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
  • Output Impedance: Source Z + 330 Ω
  • Input Sensitivity: 257 mV (ref. 500 mV out, volume max)
  • Frequency Response: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • Maximum Voltage Output (IHF load): >4.5 V (ref. 0.1% THD)

Phono Input, Pre-Out (Analog Bypass On)

  • THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz): <0.02% @ 2 V out
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >80 dB (200 Ω source, A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out)
  • Input Impedance (R + C): 46 kΩ / 100 pF
  • Input Sensitivity: 4.2 mV (ref. 500 mV out, volume max)
  • Frequency Response: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • Maximum Input Signal (1 kHz): >38.8 mVrms (ref. 0.1% THD)

Line Input, Headphone Out (Analog Bypass On)

  • THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz): <0.005% @ 1 V out
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >98 dB (32 Ω load, A-weighted, ref. 1 V out, unity gain)
  • Frequency Response: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • Channel Separation: >62 dB @ 1 kHz
  • Output Impedance: 2.2 Ω

Line Input, Speaker Out (Analog Bypass On)

  • Continuous Output Power: 150 W (20 Hz – 20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven)
  • THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz): <0.02% (1 W to 150 W, 8 Ω and 4 Ω)
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >85 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 Ω)
  • Clipping Power: >160 W (1 kHz, 0.1% THD)
  • IHF Dynamic Power: 228 W (8 Ω), 440 W (4 Ω), 290 W (2 Ω)
  • Peak Output Current: >20 A (1 Ω, 1 ms)
  • Damping Factor: >140 (ref. 8 Ω, 20 Hz – 6.5 kHz)
  • Frequency Response: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • Channel Separation: >90 dB (1 kHz), >75 dB (10 kHz)
  • Input Sensitivity (150 W into 8 Ω): Line In 301 mV
  • Digital Input Reference: 14.65% FS
  • Supported Bit Depth / Sample Rate: Up to 24-bit / 192 kHz
  • Wireless Frequency Band: 2.402G – 2.480G
  • Maximum Transmit Power: 7 dBm ± 2 dBm

Dimensions & Weight

  • Gross Dimensions (W × H × D): 435 × 100 × 390 mm
  • Gross Dimensions (W × H × D): 17 1/8 × 4 × 15 3/8 inches
  • Net Weight: 8.7 kg (19.2 lbs)
  • Shipping Weight: 11 kg (24.3 lbs)