NAD C 325BEE - Manual

The pedigree of performance
The C325BEE is the latest in a long and distinguished lineage of amplifiers from NAD. This pedigree
assures you of an amplifier that is technically outstanding and yet affordably priced.
Historically speaking
The C325BEE traces it’s lineage all the way back to the NAD 3020 which was introduced some 30 years
ago. The 3020 was a revelation at the time, setting a technical standard that astonishingly few amps,
regardless of price, could even match, much less better.
Like all great inventions, the premise of the 3020 seems obvious in retrospect. Make an amplifier
that is optimised for musical signals (not just laboratory test tones) and able to cope with the complex
requirements of real loudspeakers (not just laboratory loading resistors). This led to NAD’s redefinition of
how an amplifier should be designed and exactly how much it needed to cost to exceed the expectations
of music lovers. Terms like “Dynamic Headroom” and “Peak Current Capability” that have attained a
permanent place in the audiophile lexicon were coined to describe these incredible NAD amplifiers.
The sound of magic
What is the “magic” that makes one amplifier sound so much better than another? It all comes down to
the experience of the design team and designing the amplifier for its intended use; no more, no less.
An amplifier with Dynamic Headroom sounds “open”, “effortless” and “smooth”. The machine magically
disappears and the music emerges recreating the atmosphere of the original musical performance.
An amplifier with high Peak Current Capability has the “rhythmic punch” that gets your toe tapping and
your heart pounding. It recreates the soul of the music. If an amplifier cannot produce enough current to
cope with a real loudspeaker the sound becomes “thin” and “flat” lacking the third dimension of live music.
The science of magic
NAD has developed several patented amplifier innovations under the direction of Bjorn Erik Edvardsen (aka BEE).
• PowerDrive technology adds huge reserves of Dynamic Headroom without adding cost by ingeniously
matching the amplifier to the speaker load. This is fully automatic in operation and adjusts the power
C 325BEE Integrated Amplifier
• 50W x 2 Continuous Power into 8 ohms
• 110W, 160W, 220W, IHF Dynamic power into 8, 4 and 2
ohms, respectively
• PowerDrive™
• Full System Remote control including Stand-by/Off
• Headphones socket
• MP socket for attaching portable devices like MP 3 Players
• Relay Input Switching
• Toroidal Power transformer
• 7 Line inputs, including two tape in/outs
• All discrete circuitry
• Short signal path from input to output
• All sockets Gold plated
• Tone controls defeat switch
• Main-amp input & pre-amp output
• Soft ClippingTM
• IR In & Out
• 12 volt trigger output
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