Condition: Open Box

What's in the box:

• NAD C 338 owner's manual

• Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier

• 6' AC power cord

• 2 WiFi antennas

• Bluetooth antenna

• Remote control (Amp 3)

• CR2025 3V battery

• Quick Setup Guide

• Chromecast Built-in installation instructions

• Warranty Information 

C 338

Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier

NAD's Most Versatile Amplifier Ever with Chromecast built-in and Hybrid Digital Technology.

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

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 advancing 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 customised 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 a 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

ACCESSORIES

TECHNOLOGY

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

* – 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}

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