NAD'S MOST VERSATILE AMPLIFIER EVER WITH CHROMECAST BUILT-IN AND HYBRID DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
GETTING THE BASICS RIGHT
Built with NAD’s renowned music-first approach to audio architecture and amp design, the C 338 is equipped with the most advanced components commonly found in NAD’s class-leading line of amplifiers. Always starting with the details you can hear and advance from there, NAD develops low-noise circuitry with the precision and stability to deliver incredible, near-zero distortion sound for the most difficult speakers.
HYBRIDDIGITAL™ AMP TECHNOLOGY
The search for a high-performance Class D solution led NAD to HybridDigital™, an innovative amplifier technology that uses a variable modulation frequency to bring out the life-like qualities of music while reducing distortion under every operating condition. This highly optimized design gives phenomenal performance to the C 338 amplifier, both measured and subjective.
EFFICIENT CLASS D POWER
NAD has worked tirelessly to create the best performing Class D amplifiers that are energy efficient and produce beautiful sound—not heat—regardless of basic design principles. Using advanced measurements and data, NAD developed the C 338’s highly efficient power supply with a customized Hypex® UCD output stage to pump out 160 watts continuously and over 300 watts instantaneously to meet the demands of the most dynamic music. This new design is very linear over a wide bandwidth and provides consistent, noise-free performance for the amplifying stages with near perfect regulation of voltage.
ALWAYS READY FOR STREAMING
The C 338 has Chromecast built-in so you can cast music, tunes, podcasts, and playlists from your favourite apps on your phone, tablet, or laptop to your stereo system. Spotify Connect® lets you discover millions of songs and stream them directly to your C 338 using the Spotify® app for rich, wireless music experience. With the added flexibility of Bluetooth®, your music streaming possibilities are truly limitless with the C 338.
BUILT-IN PHONO STAGE FOR VINYL LISTENING
Using a MM phono stage and an innovative low-noise circuit path, the C 338 can reproduce the warmth of LPs with accurate RIAA equalization and control the infrasonic noise that is in all recordings, without ever affecting the bass response.
FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY
With a wide array of connections, including a separate headphone amplifier that can drive high-impedance studio monitor headphones, the C 338 is ready for any type of listening. Line inputs can accommodate all kinds of analogue source components, offering ideal input impedance with linear ultra-low-noise buffer amplifiers to preserve the musicality of recordings. Also, connect a subwoofer with low impedance line outputs and extend the versatility of this budget-friendly, do-it-all amplifier.
KEY 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
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 are 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
* After 20 minutes of no user interface interaction and no active source input
** With established wireless Bluetooth connectivity and 20 minutes of no user interface interaction and no active source input
NOTE: Bluetooth connectivity can be enabled or disabled via press and hold of PLAY button of AMP 3 remote control
WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS
Gross Dimensions W x H x D* – 435 x 70 x 285mm 17 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 11 1/4”
Net Weight – 4.85kg 10.7lb
Shipping Weight – 5.85kg 12.9lb
*Gross dimensions include feet, extended buttons and rear panel terminals
