Simplicity
While the C 316BEE V2 has everything necessary for musical enjoyment, it is refreshingly limited to the essentials: six inputs, one set of speakers, a headphone jack, and full function remote control. It has a compact size and a handsome yet understated exterior. It is essential NAD.
While its bells and whistles may not be as extensive as our more expensive offerings, the C 316V2 is far from a “stripped down” product. With five line level inputs, an MM Phono Input, full IR remote control, defeatable tone controls and a front panel input for a phone or tablet, the C 316V2 is fully equipped to be the control center for a high performance music system. Continuous power is a conservative 40 watts, and dynamic power (more important for music listening) is impressively more than 100 watts! This is far more usable power on tap than other amplifiers at this price, and this power is available across the entire audible band at a class leading 0.03%.
The sonic result of this high technology is a relaxed and inviting sound that digs out the subtle details in your favourite recordings and presents them across a panoramic stereo sound stage. The impressive dynamic power reserves make the C 316BEE V2 sound both articulate and alive. The silent background and low distortion gives a sense of solidity and presence to your music and brings out the best your loudspeakers have to offer
Features
- PowerDrive
- 5 Line Level Inputs
- MM Phono Input for Vinyl
- Front Panel Input for Portable Media Players
- Bass and Treble Controls
- Tone Defeat (Bypass)
- Headphone Output
- IR Remote Control
- Multi-way Speaker Binding Posts
- Gold Plated RCA Jacks
- Toroidal Power Transformer
- <0.5W Standby consumption
Line In / Headphone Out
- THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
- <0.03 % in 300 ohms at 2 V out
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- >100 dB (A-weighted, 32 ohms, ref. 2V out, unity gain)
- Frequency response
- ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
- Output impedance
- 8 ohms
Line In / Speaker Out
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Continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms
40W (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven) - THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
<0.03 % (250 mW to 40 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- >95 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms)
>97 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, unity gain in 32 ohms) - Clipping power (at 1 kHz 0.1 % THD)
- >45 W in 8 ohms
>60 W in 4 ohms - IHF dynamic power
- 8 ohms: 90 W
4 ohms: 120 W
2 ohms: 170 W - Damping factor
- >200 (ref. 8 ohms, 1 kHz)
- Frequency response
- ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz, Tone Defeat ON)
Treble: ± 5dB at 10 kHz
Bass: ± 8 dB at 100 Hz - Channel separation
- >70 dB (1 kHz)
- Maximum input level
- 4.3V (1 kHz THD 0.1%)
- Input sensitivity (for 40 W in 8 ohms)
- 200 mV
- Standby power
- <0.5 W
Phono In / Speaker Out
- THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
- <0.03 % (1 W to 40 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- >75 dB with IHF MM cartridge (A-weighted, ref. 5mV input 1 kHz and 1W output in 8 ohms)
- Frequency response (RIAA deviation)
- +0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz, Tone Defeat ON)
- Maximum input level
- 71 mV (1 kHz THD 0.1%)
- Input sensitivity (for 40 W in 8 ohms
- 2.95 mV
Dimension and Weight
- Gross dimensions (W x H x D)
- 17 1/8 x 3 9/16 x 11 1/4 inches
435 x 90 x 285 mm - Net weight
- 5.5 kg (12.1 lbs)
- Shipping weight
- 6.4 kg (14.1 lbs)