About The NAD C658 C298 Streamer Amplifier Combo
The NAD C 658 is a versatile component. It is a DAC, Music Streamer and stereo Preamplifier all rolled into one neat package. Yes, it is part of NAD's Classic Series of components which have an enviable reputation for giving music lovers more enjoyment for less money. If you want a solid block of hand–crafted aluminium with gold plated accents, you'll need to look elsewhere. If you want state-of-the-art award-winning performance and features in a sturdy no-nonsense package, then you have the right address.
The NAD C 298 is a new generation of power amplifier using the latest thinking in amplifier technology from Denmark. With 185 Watts per channel the C 298 is no shrinking violet, but this amplifier isn't all about muscle. Instead, it puts the emphasis fairly and squarely on sounding as close to real music as possible by implementing some of the most original cutting-edge technology currently available.
Together the C658 Streamer and the C298 Amplifier make a winning combo that could tick all the boxes for many shoppers.
NAD C658 DAC, Preamplifier & Music Streamer
Let's face it, the way we enjoy music continues to move away from just physical media aka LPs and CDs and to what we call music streaming. And the NAD C658 is no ordinary music streamer, but absolutely a high-resolution network music streamer and from input to output. It features the ESS Sabre 32-bit DAC, one of the best performing DACs on the market today with its 118dB Dynamic Range and incredibly low jitter spec.
You've probably got a variety of other components that you want to use and the C658 has plenty of inputs including a dedicated phono stage. All preamp functions are executed in the digital domain including the same wide range non-truncating digital volume control used in the other NAD Masters Series components. This offers an incredibly short analogue signal path that, rather uniquely, is identical for all volume settings. Sophisticated active power supplies provide super clean voltages to all circuits to keep noise and distortion at the edge of measurability.
The C 658 has incorporated these fundamental truths to create an entirely new type of component that combines a Network Streamer, a state-of-the art DAC, and many aspects of the traditional Preamplifier into a single highly cost effective package. And thanks to NAD's exclusive Modular Design Construction, it will keep pace with the latest technology, not yet introduced, but inevitably coming in the future. In fact, an optional HDMI 4k switcher module is available now allowing the best sound from any of the many HDMI sources available (like game consoles and video Set Top Boxes).
While the NAD C 658 immediately replaces (or adds) your Streamer, DAC, and Preamp, it also adds many new features you may not be aware of, like a Bluetooth aptX HD transmitter to use with your wireless headphones. The highly flexible outputs allow for a true balanced connection to powered speakers or amplifiers. Single-ended connections for amplifiers and subwoofers are also provided and include an adjustable subwoofer crossover executed perfectly in the digital domain.
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NAD C298 Power Amplifier
NAD has introduced some of the most innovative amplifier technology in its nearly 50-year history, starting with the 3020 on through such ground-breaking models as the 2200, the 208, and the M2. Now NAD is making the amazing new Eigentakt™ self-clocking technology available to a wider audience with the very affordable C 298 Stereo Power Amplifier. Eigentakt was recently introduced to the world in the EISA Award-winning NAD Masters M33.
This new NAD classic amplifier boasts 185 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms and can be bridged to 620W X 1 into 8 Ohms to create one titanic monoblock. The C 298 is the perfect companion to the critically acclaimed C 658 BluOS Streaming DAC or as an additional two channel amp for reference home theatre systems. It's neutrality and flexibility mean it can easily be folded into almost any quality system where fine sound, ample power and pleasing versatility are priorities.
As is traditional with all NAD components, the C 298 represents exceptional value, offering performance, features and technology unmatched by other amplifiers in its class. It will make a compelling upgrade for virtually any advanced hi-fi system and its robust power, with upgrade flexibility, will drive the most sophisticated and advanced loudspeakers on the market.
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Included in this Streamer Amplifier Combo
- NAD C658 DAC, Pre-Amplifier & Music Streamer
- NAD C298 185 Watt Stereo Power Amplifier
Complete The Setup
- Interconnects: VDH the Valley XLR, VDH The Valley RCA
- Speaker Cable: VDH D-352 Airloc, AudioQuest Rocket 11
- Bookshelf Speakers: Sonus faber Sonetto II G2, Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3
- Floorstanding Speakers: KEF R5 Meta, Paradigm Founder 80F
- Subwoofers: REL T/7x, REL S/510
- Turntables: Rega Planar 3, ProJect Debut Pro B
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.