NAD Electronics | SKU: NEW-NAC379 | Barcode: 786357002194

NAD C 379 HybridDigital Amplifier

Embodying half a century of audio mastery, the NAD C 379 is everything you'd expect from a Classic Series amplifier. Order it with or without the optional MDC2 BluOS-D module.

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Condition

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Embodying half a century of audio mastery, the NAD C 379 is everything you'd expect from a Classic Series amplifier. Order it with or without the optional MDC2 BluOS-D module.

Features

2 x 80 Watts per channel of Continuous Power (8 and 4 Ohms)
2 x 120 Watts per channel of Dynamic Power (4 Ohms)
Bridgeable for up to 300 Watts per channel of Continuous Power
Available with or without optional MDC2 BluOS-D module
With optional MDC2 BluOS-D module get simplified Streaming directly from Quboz app – Hi-Res playback up to 24-bit/192 kHz on BluOS Devices (with update)
Customized HybridDigital UcD Amplifier with Stereo and Bridge Modes
Industry-leading ESS SABRETM 32-bit/384kHz DAC
Dual MDC 2 Slots for Future Upgrades and Expanded Features
MM Phono Stage with Accurate RIAA Equalization and Ultra-Low Noise
Built-in Separate Headphone Amplifier for Low and High Impedance
HDMI eARC, Optical Digital and Coax Digital Inputs
Dual Subwoofer Outputs

Specifications

Line Input, Pre-Out (Analog Bypass On)

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)
Maximum voltage output -IHF load: >5 V (ref. 0.1 % THD)

Phono Input, Pre-Out (Analog Bypass On)

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 (Analog Bypass On)

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 80W
THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz): <0.03 % (250 mW to 80 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: 120W into 8 ohms; 200W into 4 ohms; 250W into 2 ohms
Peak output current: >26A (in 1 ohm, 1ms)
Damping factor: >100 (ref. 8 ohms 20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Frequency response: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Channel separation: >90dB (1 kHz); >75dB (10 kHz)
Input sensitivity (for 80 W in 8 ohms): 750mV/50kohms

General Specs