Nad C 388

The C 388 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier is at the top of its class in the world of affordable amplification. An incredibly powerful amp, the C 388 employs NAD technologies like Asymmetrical PowerDrive™ to ensure that even the most demanding speakers can be driven to life-like listening levels without dynamic compression.

Features:

• 150W x 2 Continuous power into 8 or 4 Ohms
• Bluetooth A2DP with aptX supported
• MM Phono input
• Analogue line inputs
• USB port for service purposes
• SPDIF coax and optical inputs
• Speaker A, Speaker B
• Preamp/Subwoofer out
• Headphone amplifier
• MDC Slots for future upgrades
• IR remote
• Smartphone Control App
• 12V Trigger in/out
• IR in/out
• RS-232 Serial port for control
• Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, AMX, Savant, Elan certified

Specifications

Line Input, Pre Out

• THD (20Hz-20kHz): <0.005% at 2V out
• Signal/Noise Ratio: >106dB (IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500mV out, unity gain)
• Channel Separation: >80dB (1kHz); >70dB (10kHz)
• Input Impedance (R and C): 22 kilohm + 100pF
• Maximum Input Signal: >4.5Vrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
• Output Impedance: Source Z + 240 Ohm
• Input Sensitivity: 93mV (ref. 500mV out, Volume maximum)
• Frequency Response: ±0.03dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Maximum voltage output – IHF load: >4.5V (ref. 0.1% THD)
• Tone Controls: Treble: ±7.0dB at 20kHz
• Bass: ±7.0dB at 60Hz: Balance: -10dB

Phono Input, Pre Out

• THD (20Hz-20kHz): <0.01% at 2V out
• Signal to Noise Ratio:
  >84dB (200 Ohm source; A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
  >76dB (MM cartridge source, IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
• Input Sensitivity: 1.44mV (ref. 500mV out, Volume maximum)
• Frequency Response: ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Maximum Input Signal at 1kHz: >80mVrms (ref. 0.1% THD)

Line Input, Headphone Out

• THD (20Hz-20kHz): <0.005% at 1V out
• Signal/Noise Ratio: >110dB (32 Ohm loads; A-weighted, ref. 2V out, unity gain)
• Frequency Response: ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel Separation: >60dB at 1kHz
• Output Impedance: 6 Ohms

General

• Continuous output Power into 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms (Stereo): >150W (at rated THD, 20-20kHz, both channels driven)
• IHF Dynamic Power:
  8 Ohm 250W
  4 Ohm 350W
  2 Ohm 400W
• THD (20Hz-20kHz): <0.02% (250mW to 150W, 8 Ohm and 4 Ohm)
• Signal/Noise Ratio: >95dB (A-weighted, 500mV input ref. 1W out in 8 Ohm)
• Clipping Power: >160W (at 1kHz 0.1% THD)
• Peak Output Current: >20A (in 1 Ohm, 1ms)
• Damping Factor: >150 (ref. 8 Ohm, 20Hz and 6.5kHz)
• Frequency Response: ±0.03 (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel Separation:
  >75dB (1kHz)
  >70dB (10kHz)
• Input Sensitivity (for 80W in 8 Ohm): Line In: 490mV; Phono In: 7.5mV; Digital In: 24% FS
• Sample Rate: up to 24 bit/192kHz
• Frequency Band: 2.402G – 2.480G: 7dBm ±2dBm

Power Consumption

• at Auto Standby ON and Network Standby OFF: 0.5 Watts
• at Auto Standby ON and Network Standby ON: 1.2 Watts
• OFF mode (Power switched OFF): 0.1 Watts