You can connect instantly to the NAD C 338 Hybrid DAC Integrated Amplifier with Bluetooth® allowing you to stream music wirelessly from any Bluetooth-enabled device. The high performance aptX® codec is fully supported for true CD-quality sound. Bluetooth can also be used to listen to other sources connected to the NAD C 338 Hybrid DAC Integrated Amplifier via wireless headphones such as NAD’s own HP70. There is also a control app that allows your smartphone or tablet to control all functions of your NAD. The C 338 includes Wi-Fi and Network Streaming. It also provides access to internet radio stations and can serve as an UPnP Client for network streaming from a local NAS library.

NAD has moved away from the old-fashioned and power-hungry linear power supplies and Class AB output stages that waste nearly half of the energy consumed producing heat rather than sound. Instead, we have developed even better performing circuits based on switch mode power supplies and Class D output stages.

Once thought to be inferior to traditional topologies, NAD’s advanced work in this area has created some of the best performing amplifiers regardless of basic design principle. These new designs are very linear over a
wide bandwidth and provide consistent performance into all speaker loads, providing a dramatic advance over previous models.

The power supply is capable of 160 watts continuously and over 300 watts instantaneously to allow for short-term musical transients. It can operate with any AC mains voltage from 100 to 240 volts and provides pure DC power to all the various stages of the C 338. This highly efficient supply also provides near perfect regulation of voltage across a wide range of conditions and provides a solid noise-free foundation for the amplifying stages.

The NAD C 338 Hybrid DAC Integrated Amplifier uses a customized version of the proven Hypex UcD output stage. This allows for massive power with nearly unmeasurable distortion and noise in the audible range. Every detail of this amplifier has been carefully designed and perfectly executed to wring out every last drop of performance.

Technical Specifications 

• SPDIF coax and optical inputs
• Subwoofer out
• Headphone amplifier
• Bass EQ
• IR Remote
• Mobile Control App for smartphone and tablet
• Continuous Output Power into 4 Ω and 8 Ω (Stereo) >50W (at rated THD, 20-20kHz, both channels driven)
• Dimensions (W x H x D) 435 x 70 x 285mm
• Net Weight 4.85kg
• Shipping Weight 5.85kg