With 6 line level inputs, full IR remote control, defeatable tone controls and a front panel input for a portable MP3 player, the C315BEE is fully equipped to be the control center... more
With 6 line level inputs, full IR remote control, defeatable tone controls and a front panel input for a portable MP3 player, the C315BEE 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 rated at 90 watts into 8 Ohms! This is far more usable power on tap than other amps at this price. And this power is available across the entire audible band at a class leading 0.02% rated distortion! NAD's PowerDrive circuit has been proven to offer a remarkable combination of high current drive needed for complex loudspeaker loads combined with high levels of undistorted dynamic power. By monitoring the precise operating condition of the power amplifier, PowerDrive uses this intelligence to automatically optimize the power supply settings for uniformly low distortion and maximum power in the real world of music listening. For the C315BEE, NAD's Director of Advanced Development, Bjorn Erik Edvardsen, developed a clever computation circuit (PowerDrive-S) requiring fewer parts at a much lower cost without any reduction in effectiveness (although this invention is limited to use in lower power amplifiers). All the hallmarks of NAD technology are present, from the generously sized toroidal power transformer and low ESR smoothing capacitors, to the multiple regulated secondary supplies, to the heavy duty discrete output transistors, the C315BEE is every bit as refined and sophisticated as other NAD amplifiers.
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Review of Arcam DIVA 85 by
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Advantages Yeyy Disadvantages Ok
...The NADC315BEE stereo integrated amplifier beat the Cambridge Azur 340A SE when the british magazine hi-fi world put them against one another. The C315BEE received 5 globes out of 5 (in Jan 2008 issue).
Sound quality is incredible at this price. Performs beyond specs due to Powerdrive-S and Soft Clipping. Great stereo separation. In my opinion this is by far the best stereo amp at this price! Better than Denon 500 PMA and Cambridge 540A SE.
If you want a good amp do yourself a favor and give this a listen. Beware this is a Stereo integrated amp, so there is no surround. Good Bass. Tone Defeat switch so you can bypass the Treble and Bass control circuits if you're not using them. There is also a Balance control but like the Bass and Treble control you probably don't need them. Bass has a slight bloom, not enough to be problematic...
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2/25/2008
NAD C315 BEE
Review of NADC315BEE by
Frillz
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Advantages Powerdrive-S technology, No genre preference, Great sound quality, Very low distortion Disadvantages no phonogram (record player) input
...The NADC315BEE stereo integrated amplifier beat the Cambridge Azur 340A SE when the british magazine hi-fi world put them against one another. The C315BEE received 5 globes out of 5 (in Jan 2008 issue).
Sound quality is incredible at this price. Performs beyond specs due to Powerdrive-S and Soft Clipping. Great stereo separation. In my opinion this is by far the best stereo amp at this price! Better than Denon 500 PMA and Cambridge 540A SE.
If you want a good amp do yourself a favor and give this a listen. Beware this is a Stereo integrated amp, so there is no surround. Good Bass. Tone Defeat switch so you can bypass the Treble and Bass control circuits if you're not using them. There is also a Balance control but like the Bass and Treble control you probably don't need them. Bass has a slight bloom, not enough...
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12/14/2007
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