The #NADC389 #HybridDigital DAC amplifier #Unboxed can serve as the cornerstone of a high-performance audio system now - and for decades to come. Employing NAD’s proven HybridDigital UcD amplifier design and the same ESS Sabre DAC used in NAD’s acclaimed M33 BluOS streaming amplifier, the C 389 will deliver thrilling dynamics and exquisite detail from all your sources.
With its full suite of digital and analogue inputs, including an ultra-low-noise phono stage and HDMI eARC interface, the C 389 can accommodate all your source components. And it incorporates the latest generation of NAD’s Modular Designs Construction future-proofing technology, making it easy to add exciting capabilities such as BluOS high-res music streaming and Dirac Live room correction.
Power and Performance
For over 50 years, the NAD brand has been synonymous with performance and value, and the C 389 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier continues that tradition. Its output stage is based on a customized version of NAD’s efficient HybridDigital UcD design, with multiple UcD amplifier modules in balanced bridged configuration and an innovative switch-mode power supply that provides ample reserves of current on demand. The C 389 can deliver a staggering 130W per channel continuously, with virtually unmeasurable distortion and noise through the audioband, and up to 350W per channel of instantaneous power, for effortless reproduction of musical transients.
The digital section features the same 32-bit/384kHz ESS Technology Sabre DAC chip used in NAD’s award-winning Masters M33 amplifier. Renowned for its exceptionally wide dynamic range, ultra-low noise and distortion, and near-zero levels of clock jitter, the ESS Sabre 9028 DAC enables the C 389 to deliver astonishing clarity and near-holographic imaging on all sources.
Future Friendly
In 2006, NAD introduced Modular Design Construction technology, which lets users add new features by inserting an expansion module into an MDC-capable component. In 2021, NAD introduced MDC2, a next-generation future-proofing platform that enables two-way communications between the expansion module and host component.
The C 389 has two MDC2 expansion slots, so that it can stay current with new developments in A/V technology. NAD’s first MDC2 module is the MDC2 BluOS-D, which features BluOS high-res multi-room streaming and Dirac Live room correction.
Specifications:
Line Input, Pre Out
THD (20Hz - 20kHz) 0.002 % at 2 V out
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 106dB (IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out, unity gain)
Channel separation 100dB (1 kHz); 90 dB (10 kHz)
Input Impedance (R and C) 56 kohms + 100 pF
Maximum input signal 4.6 Vrms (ref. 0.1 % THD)
Output impedance Source Z + 320 ohms
Input sensitivity 65mV (ref. 500 mV out, Volume maximum)
Frequency response 0.3 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
Phono Input, Pre Out
THD (20Hz - 20kHz) 0.01% at 2 V out
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 84dB (200 ohms source; A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out)
Input sensitivity 46 kohms/100 pF
Frequency response 0.3 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
Maximum input signal at 1kHz 80 mVrms (ref. 0.1 % THD)
Line Input, Headphone Out
THD (20Hz - 20kHz) 0.005% at 1V out
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 107 dB (32 ohms loads; A-WTD, ref. 1V out, unity gain
Frequency response ±0.3 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
Channel separation 62 dB at 1kHz
Output impedance 2.2 Ohms
Line in, Speaker out (Analog Bypass On)
Continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms 2 x 130W
THD (20 Hz - 20 kHz) 0.02% (250 mW to 130 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 95 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms)
Clipping power 150W
IHF dynamic power 210W into 8 ohms
300W into 4 ohms
350W into 2 ohms
Peak output current 26A (in 1 ohm, 1ms)
Damping factor 150 (ref. 8 ohms, 20Hz to 6.5kHz)
Frequency response 0.3 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
Channel separation 90dB (1 kHz)
75dB (10 kHz)
Input sensitivity (for 130 W in 8 ohms) Line In: 201 mV, Digital In: 10.25% FS
General Specifications
Gross dimensions (W x H x D) 435 x 100 x 390mm (17.1 x 3.9 x 15.4“)
Net Weight 8.7kg (19.1lb)
Shipping weight ~11kg (24.2lb)
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