The NAD C 389 combines a high-quality preamplifier with analog and digital inputs, proven HybridDigital™ UcD amplifier designs and a high-resolution D/A converter to create a powerful, all-purpose hi-fi amplifier. The digital section of the C 389 uses a 32-bit / 384 kHz ESS Sabre D/A converter - the same chip used in the NAD Masters M10 and M33 amplifiers. In this version including mounted BluOS-D module for Hi Res streaming and DIRAC room correction.
Key data
Continuous power: 2 x 130 W at 8 and 4 Ω
pulse power: 210 W at 8 Ω, 300 W at 4 Ω, 350 W at 2 Ω
extremely low harmonic distortion and low modulation distortion
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 connection
two loudspeaker groups (A/B)
bi-directional Qualcomm Bluetooth aptX HD for transmit and receive
two subwoofer outputs
separate headphone amplifier
infrared remote control
including mounted the MDC2 BluOS-D module expands the C 389's feature set with high-resolution BluOS multi-room music streaming, AirPlay2, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and DIRAC room correction