NAD C 389 HybridDigital DAC Streaming Amplifier with BluOS

Product Overview

The NAD C 389 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier delivers award-winning performance, powerful HybridDigital amplification, and flexible upgradeability for modern music systems. Its 130-Watt-per-channel design and refined digital architecture bring exceptional clarity and control to every track. With dual MDC2 slots, the C 389 can be expanded with high-resolution BluOS streaming and Dirac Live Room Correction. HDMI eARC, a precise MM phono stage, and versatile digital and analogue inputs complete a refined, future-ready foundation for everyday listening.

Includes the MDC2 BluOS­D module for inbuilt streaming.

Key Features

• Customized HybridDigital UcD amplifier in fully balanced bridged configuration
• Continuous Power: 130 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
• Instantaneous Power: 210 W into 8 ohms, 300 W into 4 ohms, 350 Watts per channel
• Vanishingly low harmonic and intermodulation distortion
• Nearly unmeasurable noise through the entire audioband
• Dual MDC2 ports for expanded functionality
• Optional MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS Hi-Res multi-room music streaming and Dirac Live room correction
• Jitter-free 32-bit/384kHz ESS Sabre 9028 DAC
• Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry
• Two optical, two coaxial digital inputs
• HDMI-eARC input
• Two pairs of line-level analogue inputs with ultra-low-noise buffer amplifiers
• Two sets of speaker outputs
• Two-way Qualcomm aptX HD Bluetooth
• Dual subwoofer outputs
• Dedicated headphone amplifier
• CI-Friendly – IR remote, 12V Trigger in/out, IR in/out, RS-232 Serial port