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NAD Electronics C399 Hybrid Digital DAC Integrated Amplifier with Bluetooth

Brand: NAD Electronics | SKU: C399 | UPC: 786357001906

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$2,799
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NAD Electronics C399 Hybrid Digital DAC Integrated Amplifier with Bluetooth - Safe and Sound HQ

NAD Electronics C399 Hybrid Digital DAC Integrated Amplifier with Bluetooth

Price
$2,799

NAD's new classic amplifiers. Intelligent. Powerful. Efficient.

Introducing the NAD C399 - Perfect Power
Trickled down from NAD’s Masters Series, the C 399’s HybridDigital nCore amplifier can deliver 180 Watts per channel continuous power, and 250 Watts per channel instantaneous power. Highly efficient and remarkably powerful, the HybridDigital nCore amplifier can produce musical transients effortlessly. The design is renowned for its wide bandwidth, flat frequency response, clean clipping behaviour with instant recovery, high current capability, and stability into demanding low-impedance speaker loads. Noise and distortion are vanishingly low under all operating conditions. The minute levels of harmonic distortion are dominated by sonically benign second and third harmonics. The Hypex nCore design enables the C 399 to produce neutral, distortion-free sound even at very high listening levels, with exquisite detail, superb portrayal of space, and thrilling dynamics.

Also trickled down from the Masters Series is the ESS Sabre 9028 high-resolution DAC, a design noted for near-zero levels of clock jitter, ultra-low noise and distortion, and wide dynamic range. This premium DAC enables the C 399 to reproduce all your digital sources with amazing musicality, stunning clarity, and precise soundstaging.

Future Proof
In 2007, NAD introduced Modular Design Construction, an innovative architecture for adding new functions to existing components. Many NAD products have rear-panel slots for MDC modules that perform HDMI switching, BluOS multi-room music streaming, Dolby Atmos surround processing, and other functions.

The C 399 is the first product to feature NAD’s new MDC2 architecture. By enabling two-way communications between the module and component, MDC2 opens up the future for new upgrades.

Equipped with Wi-Fi and Ethernet, the optional MDC2 BluOS-D module lets listeners play music from their favourite streaming services through the C 399, using the acclaimed BluOS Controller app for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. Like all BluOS-enabled products, the MDC2 BluOS-D has integrated support for dozens of streaming services; and supports Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and Tidal Connect. Two-way communications also enable the MDC2 BluOS-D to stream music from sources connected to the C 399 to BluOS-enabled components in other rooms.

The Dirac Live function lets you measure your room’s acoustics using a supplied microphone and intuitive app, and then upload correction curves to the MDC2 BluOS-D. By compensating for acoustic anomalies in your listening environment, Dirac Live dramatically improves bass clarity, imaging, and timbral accuracy. Thanks to its two-way architecture, the MDC2 BluOS-D performs room correction for all sources connected to your C 399.

Everything’s Connected
The C 399 can accommodate all your digital and analogue sources. Its MM phono stage delivers ultra-precise RIAA equalization, extremely low noise, and high overload margins. The phono preamp also features an innovative circuit that suppresses the infrasonic noise present on all LPs, without compromising bass response. There are two sets of line-level line inputs, with low-noise buffer amplifiers to prevent sonic degradation. The C 399 has two optical and two coaxial digital inputs, plus an HDMI-eARC port for playing audio from a connected TV, while controlling amplifier output with the TV’s remote control.

In addition to two sets of speaker outputs, the C 399 has preamp output jacks and dual subwoofer outputs. Two-way apt-X HD Bluetooth allows 24-bit streaming from mobile devices, and high-quality output to Bluetooth headphones. Also built-in is a dedicated headphone amplifier with low output impedance and high output voltage capability, enabling the C 399 to drive demanding high-impedance studio monitor headphones.

A Timeless Classic
As with every NAD amplifier ever made, the C 399 gets the basics right: a precise volume control with accurate channel balance, low-noise circuits, and correct input and output impedances. But it goes far beyond the basics. With its HybridDigital nCore output stage and high-resolution ESS Sabre DAC, the C 399 can reproduce all your digital and analogue sources with a level of excitement and refinement that is unprecedented for a Classic-series integrated amplifier.

Thanks to NAD’s innovative MDC2 platform, the C 399 will keep pace with future developments. Essentially, MDC2 makes obsolescence obsolete. The C 399 can serve as the hub of a world-class music system today, and for years to come. With NAD’s C 399 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier, the legend continues.

Features & Details

Hybrid Digital nCore Amplifier
Continuous Power: 180 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
Instantaneous Power: 250 Watts per channel
Vanishingly low harmonic and intermodulation distortion
Dual MDC2 Ports for expanded functionality
Optional MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS multi-room streaming and Dirac Live room correction
Jitter-free 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre 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 low-noise buffer amplifiers
Speaker A/Speaker B outputs
Two-way aptX-HD Bluetooth
Dual subwoofer outputs
Dedicated headphone amplifier
IR remote
12V Trigger in/out
IR in/out
RS-232 Serial port for control integration with home automation systems
Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, AMX, Savant, Elan certified

Brand NAD Electronics
Model C 399
Power Output (Watts)/ THD Stereo 4 Ohm 180
Power Output 8 Ohms (Watts) 180
Damping Factor > 150
Total Harmonic Distortion 0.02%
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB) 95
Amplifier Class Class D
App Control No
HDMI Inputs 1
HDMI Outputs 0
ARC, eARC Yes, eARC
Analog Inputs 2
Analog Outputs 0
Phono Preamp Yes
Optical/Coaxial Digital Inputs 2 / 2
Subwoofer Outputs 2
Preamp Output Yes
XLR Inputs 0
XLR Outputs 0
Home Theater Bypass No
Bluetooth Yes
Streaming No
DAC ESS Sabre ES9028
AM/FM Tuner No
Room Correction Dirac Live Optional
Dimensions -No Antenna H x W x D (inches) 4 13/16" x 17 1/8" x 16 7/16"
Dimensions -Antenna Up W x D x H (inches) 6 3/8" x 17 1/8" x 16 7/16"
Weight (lbs) 24.7
Warranty 2 Years

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Brand
NAD Electronics
Marantz
Yamaha
JBL
Cambridge Audio
Model
C 399
Model 60N
A-S1200
SA750 Classic
Evo 150
Power Output (WATTS)/ Stereo 8 Ohm
180
60
90
130
150
Power Output(WATTS)/ Stereo 4 Ohm
180
80
150
200
250
Damping Factor
> 150
100
> 250
Total Harmonic Distortion
0.02%
0.02%
0.07%
0.002%
.002% + N
Signal to Noise Ratio
95
113
110
120
106.5
Amplifier Class
Class D
Class AB
Class AB
Class G
Class D
App Control
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
HDMI Inputs
1
1
0
0
1
HDMI Outputs
0
0
0
0
0
ARC, eARC
Yes, eARC
Yes, ARC
No
No
Yes, ARC
Analog Inputs
2
3
3
3
1
Analog Outputs
0
0
2
0
0
Phono
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OPTICAL/COAXIAL DIGITAL INPUTS
2 / 2
1 / 1
0 / 0
2 / 2
2 / 1
Subwoofer Outputs
2
1
0
0
1
PRE-AMP Output
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
XLR Input
0
0
0
0
1
Home Theater Bypass
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Streaming
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
DAC
ESS Sabre ES9028
ESS Sabre
No
Ess Sabre ESS9038K2M
ESS Sabre ES9018K2M
AM/FM Tuner
No
No
No
No
No
Room Correction
Dirac Live Optional
No
No
No
No
Dimensions Antenna Vertical (H x W x D)
6 3/8" x 17 1/8" x 16 7/16"
Dimensions No Antenna (H x W x D)
4 13/16" x 17 1/8" x 16 7/16"
5 1/8" x 17 7/16" x 17"
6 1/8" x 17 1/8" x 18 1/4"
5" x 17 3/4" x 15"
3.50" x 12.48" x 13.9"
Weight (lbs)
24.7
28.1
48.5
26.5
11.68
Warranty
2 Years
5 Years
5 Years
5 Years
3 Years
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