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The price for the base C 399 is $1999 (all prices USD), or $2549 as reviewed with the module pre-installed. The C 399 is also the first amp to feature NAD’s new MDC2 (second-gen Modular Design Construction), and it can be purchased either with or without the MDC2 BluOS-D module installed. But the incredibly truncated bottom line is that the C 399 combines a differential signal path coming off the DAC chip with a highly specialized self-oscillating class-D amp, all engineered to deliver output with low noise, low intermodulation distortion, clean clipping behavior, oodles of output, and linearity even with very difficult loads.Īnd that barely scratches the surface of what makes this such an intriguing product. There’s a lot of jargon to unpack in that last sentence, and to be frank, I’m not sure I have my head completely wrapped around NAD’s Hybrid Digital (sometimes spelled HybridDigital) signal path, or the company’s modifications to Hypex’s Ncore amplifier technology, at least not well enough to defend the merits of either in a rigorous and technical debate. Fascinating because, despite claiming the top spot in the company’s Classic Series lineup and sharing that family’s aesthetic and naming conventions, it is in a lot of ways a bridge between the Classic and Masters Series, employing as it does the Ncore amplifier technology previously used in the latter, as well as the same 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre DAC chip used in the Masters M10 and M33. NAD’s new C 399 (with or without its BluOS-D expansion module) is a fascinating integrated amp straight out of the box.

#Sonos targets platform audiophiles adding qobuz full

Note: for the full suite of measurements from the SoundStage! Audio-Electronics Lab, click this link.