NAD C298

NAD has moved away from old-fashioned and highly energy-consuming linear power supplies and Class AB output stages that waste almost half of the energy consumed by producing heat instead of sound. Instead, we have developed even better-performing circuits based on switching power supplies and Class D output stages. It was once thought to be inferior to traditional topologies, but NAD's advanced work in this area has led to some of the best-performing amplifiers, regardless of the basic design principle. These new designs are highly linear over a wide bandwidth and deliver consistent performance with all speaker loads, representing a dramatic advancement over previous models. The generously sized power supply makes it possible to easily deliver 185 Watts continuous and more than 570 Watts instant power for short-term musical transients. The innovative Asymmetrical Power-Drive makes full use of every last available Watt with its enormous dynamic power reserves to accurately reproduce musical transients without distortion or compression. It can operate with any AC mains voltage from 100V to 240V and delivers pure direct current to all the different stages of the C 298. This highly efficient power supply also ensures almost perfect voltage regulation across a wide range of conditions and provides a solid noise-free foundation for the amplification stages.

185W x 2 Rated output power in 8 Ohms 340W x 2 Rated output power in 4 Ohms Stereo Dynamic power 260/490/570W @ 8/4/2 Ohms 620W x 1 Rated power in 8 Ohms Bridge mode Mono Dynamic power 1000/1100W @ 8/4 Ohms Purifi Eigentakt Amplifier technology Balanced line inputs Single line input Input level control Line output for Daisy Chaining 12V Trigger In/Out Automatic switching with selectable threshold IR In/Out