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Plenty of power

The C399's HybridDigital nCore power amplifiers are highly efficient and remarkably powerful.
They mobilize a continuous output power of 2 x 180 watts and reach pulse power peaks of up to 500 watts at 2 ohms.
The HybridDigital nCore design is known for its wide bandwidth, extremely smooth frequency response, clean clipping behavior,
high current capability and stability with demanding low-impedance speaker loads.
Noise and distortion remain vanishingly low under all operating conditions, which is why the C399 always plays particularly neutral, dynamic, detailed and spatially at all volumes.

Also adopted from the Masters series is the high-resolution ESS Sabre 9028 D/A converter, which is characterized by its large dynamic range,
extremely low noise, low distortion and near-zero jitter.
With this first-class D/A converter, the C399 can reproduce all digital sources with astonishing musicality, precision and breathtaking clarity.

Future-proof thanks to MDC2 Modules

NAD introduced Modular Design Construction back in 2006.
This innovative architecture allows the functionality of numerous NAD components to be expanded with optional modules – even retrospectively.
MDC modules with HDMI inputs, for BluOS multi-room streaming, with Dolby Atmos surround processing and other functions are currently available for the slots on the rear of the device.

The C399 is the first product to be equipped with NAD's advanced MDC2 architecture.
It enables bidirectional communication between module and component, thus opening up the future for new upgrades.
C399 owners can thus keep their device technically up to date and add future functions.

The optional MDC2 BluOS-D module connects the amplifier to the internet via WLAN and Ethernet, making it possible to
play music from numerous streaming services via the C399. These functions are controlled via the BluOS Controller App available for Android, iOS, macOS, Kindle Fire and Windows.
Like all BluOS-enabled products (from generation 2i), the new MDC2 module also supports Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and TIDAL Connect.
Thanks to bidirectional communication, music from local sources connected to the C399 can also be transmitted to BluOS-enabled components in other rooms.

Another component of the MDC2 BluOS-D module is the innovative Dirac Live room correction.
Using an app and the included microphone, Dirac Live® measures the acoustics of your living room and then stores the correction curves in the module.
Excessively emphasized or too quiet frequency ranges are compensated by Dirac Live, which significantly improves bass precision, spatial imaging and sound balance.

Extensive connectivity options

The C399 features two optical and two coaxial digital inputs and an HDMI eARC port for playing back the audio signals from a connected TV. This function is conveniently controlled via the TV remote control. Analog fans will be delighted with two cinch high-level inputs and a high-quality phono stage for moving magnet cartridges. The phono preamplifier is designed for ultra-precise RIAA equalization, extremely low noise and high headroom, and also features an innovative circuit that suppresses infrasound components without impairing bass reproduction. The high-level inputs are equipped with low-noise buffer amplifiers to prevent sound degradation.

Furthermore, the C399 has preamplifier outputs and two subwoofer outputs.
Streaming music from a smartphone or tablet is possible wirelessly and in 24-bit resolution via Bluetooth aptX HD – a Bluetooth headphone can also be controlled.
In addition, the C399 features a high-quality separate headphone amplifier with a low output impedance and high output voltage, making it possible to operate even very high-quality high-impedance studio monitor headphones.

MAIN FEATURES

• HybridDigital nCore amplifier
• Continuous power: 2 x 180 W into 8 and 4 ohms
• Pulse power: 217 W into 8 ohms, 400 W into 4 ohms, 506 W into 2 ohms
• extremely low THD and low modulation distortion
• two slots for optional MDC2 modules
• Jitter-free 32-bit/384 kHz ESS Sabre D/A converter
• extremely low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filter
• two optical and two coaxial digital inputs
• two analog high-level inputs with low-noise buffer amplifier
• HDMI eARC port
• two parallel speaker terminals (A/B)
• bidirectional Qualcomm Bluetooth aptX HD for sending and receiving
• two subwoofer outputs
• separate headphone amplifier
• infrared remote control
• 12 V trigger input/output
• IR input/output
• serial RS-232 interface
• the optional MDC2 BluOS-D module extends the functionality of the C399 with high-resolution BluOS multi-room music streaming, AirPlay2, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Dirac Live room correction
as well as the possibility of integration into numerous smart home control systems

• THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
<0.002% at 2 V out

• Signal-to-Noise Ratio
106 dB (IHF; A-weighted, 500 mV out, Unity Gain)
• Channel Separation
100 dB (1 kHz); >90 dB (10 kHz)
• Input Impedance (R and C)
56 kOhm + 100 pF
• Maximum Input Level
4.6 V rms (0.1 % THD)
• Output Impedance
Source Z + 320 Ohms
• Input Sensitivity
65 mV (500 mV out, Volume max)
• Frequency Response
±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
• Maximum Output Level
  
5 V (0.1 % THD)

• THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
<0.01% at 2 V out
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio
84 dB (200 Ohm source; A-weighted, 500 mV out)
• Input Sensitivity
1.08 mV (500 mV out, Volume max)
• Frequency Response
20 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.3 dB
• Maximum Input Level at 1 kHz
80 mV rms (0.1 % THD)

• THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
<0.005% at 1 V out
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio
107 dB (32 Ohm Load; A-weighted, 2 V out, Unity Gain)
• Frequency Response
20 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.3 dB
• Channel Separation
62 dB at 1 kHz
• Output Impedance
2.2 O

GENERAL

• Continuous Output Power into 4 and 8 O
• 2 x 180W (at rated THD, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, both channels driven)
• IHF Dynamic Power
• 2 x 217 W into 8 Ohms
  2 x 400 W into 4 Ohms
  2 x 506 W into 2 Ohms
• THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
• <0.02 % (250 mW to 180 W, 8 and 4 Ohms)
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• 95 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input and 1 W output into 8 Ohms)
• Clipping Output Power
• 210 W (at 1 kHz, 0.1 % THD)
• Max. Output Current
  
• 26 A (into 1 O, 1 ms)
• Damping Factor
• 150 (8 O, 20 Hz – 6.5 kHz)
• Frequency Response
• 20 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.3 dB
• Channel Separation
• 90 dB (1 kHz)
  75 dB (10 kHz)
• Input Sensitivity (for 180 W into 8 O)
• Line: 201 mV; Digital Input: 10.25 % FS
• Supported Bit Rate/Sample Rate
  
• Up to 24 bit/192 kHz
• Frequency Band
• 2.402 – 2.480 GHz
• Maximum Transmit Power
  
• 7 dBm ±2 dBm
• Power Consumption (Auto Standby ON and Network Standby OFF)
• 0.5 W

DIMENSION AND WEIGHT

• Dimensions (W x H x D)*
435 x 120 x 390 mm
• Weight
11.2 kg

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