Nad C 338

The C 338 adds big sound to your favourite music sources and brings incredible flexibility to any stereo system. With Spotify Connect®, Bluetooth®, and the first-ever hi-fi amplifier to have built-in Chromecast®, the C 338 allows you to stream and cast music directly from any music streaming app, letting you enjoy your music wirelessly. Add a turntable using the phono input and experience the warmth of vinyl collections with the room-filling sound of NAD’s HybridDigital™ amp technology. Power, volume, source selection, and device settings are all controlled using the intuitive interface of the NAD Remote App for iOS and Android.

Features:

• 50W x 2 Continuous Power into 8 or 4 Ohms
• 90W / 150W / 200W IHF Dynamic Power into 8 / 4 / 2 Ohms
• First hi-fi amplifier to feature Chromecast built-in
• Integrated Bluetooth® for added music streaming flexibility
• Built-in Phono Preamp for Turntables
• Stereo Line, Optical Digital and Coax Digital inputs
• NAD Remote App support for tablet and smartphone
• Dedicated Headphone Amplifier
• Subwoofer Output

Specifications

Preamplifier

Line In, Subwoofer Out

• THD (20Hz-20kHz): <0.005% at 2V out
• Signal/Noise Ratio: >106dB (IHF; A-weighted, 500mV out, unity gain)
• Input Impedance (R and C): 56 kilohm + 100pF
• Maximum Input Signal: >4.5Vrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
• Output Impedance: Source Z + 200 Ohm
• Input Sensitivity: 50mV (100Hz ref. 500mV out, Volume maximum
• Maximum voltage output – IHF load: >4.5V (ref. 0.1% THD)

Line In, Headphone Out

• THD (20Hz-20kHz): <0.005% at 1V out
• Signal/Noise Ratio: >105dB (IHF; A-weighted, 32 Ohm loads, ref. 2V out, unity gain)
• Frequency Response: ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel Separation: >56dB at 1kHz
• Output Impedance: 0.5 Ohm

General Specifications

Line In, Speaker Out

• Continuous Output Power into 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms (Stereo): >50W (at rated THD, 20-20kHz, both channels driven)
• IHF Dynamic Power:
  8 Ohm 80W
  4 Ohm 150W
  2 Ohm 210W
• THD (20Hz-20kHz): <0.03% (250mW to 50W, 8 Ohm and 4 Ohm
• Signal/Noise Ratio: >98dB (A-weighted, 500mV input ref. 1W out in 8 Ohm)
• Clipping power: >60W (at 1kHz 0.1% THD)
• Peak output current: >18A (in 1 Ohm, 1 ms)
• Damping Factor: >300 (ref. 8 Ohm, 20Hz to 6.5kHz)
• Frequency Response: ±0.3 dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel Separation:
  1kHz >75dB
  10kHz >65dB
• Input Sensitivity (For 50W in 8 Ohm): Line In: 380mV, Digital In: 18% FS
• Sample Rate: Up to 24 bit/192kHz

Phono In, Speaker Out

• THD (20Hz-20kHz) (Stereo): <0.3% at 50W out
• Signal/Noise Ratio:
  >82dB (200 Ohm source, A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
  >76dB (MM cartridge source, IHF A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
• Input Sensitivity: 4.1mV (ref. 50W 1kHz 4 Ohm out, Volume maximum)
• Frequency Response: ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Input Impedance: 47 kilohm + 100pF
• Maximum Input Signal: >80mVrms (ref. 0.1% THD)

Power Consumption

• at ECO Standby mode: 0.4 Watts
• at Control Standby mode: 1.8 Watts
• OFF mode (Power switched OFF): 0 Watts