The C 338 adds great sound to your favorite music sources and brings incredible flexibility to any stereo system. With Spotify Connect®, Bluetooth® and the first-ever hi-fi amplifier with Chromecast® built-in, the C 338 lets you stream and cast music directly from any music streaming app, letting you enjoy your music wirelessly. Add a turntable using the phono input and experience the warmth of vinyl collections with the room-filling sound of NAD's HybridDigital™ amplification technology. Power, volume, source selection and device settings are all controlled using the intuitive interface of the NAD Remote App for iOS and Android.

NAD's Most Versatile Amplifier Ever with Hybrid Digital Technology and Built-in Chromecast

Introducing NAD C338

Getting the Basics Right

Built with NAD's renowned music approach to audio architecture and amplifier design, the C 338 is equipped with the most advanced components commonly found in NAD's class-leading amplifier line. Always starting with the details you can hear and moving forward from there, NAD develops low-noise circuits with the precision and stability to deliver incredible, nearly distortion-free sound for the toughest speakers.

HybridDigital™ Amp Technology

The search for a high-performance Class D solution led NAD to HybridDigital™, an innovative amplification technology that utilizes a variable modulation frequency to enhance the lifelike qualities of music, while reducing distortion in all operating conditions. This highly optimized design gives the C 338 amplifier phenomenal performance, both measured and subjective.

Energy Efficient Class D

NAD has worked tirelessly to create the highest performing Class D amplifiers that are energy efficient and produce beautiful sound - not heat - regardless of basic design principles. Using advanced measurements and data, NAD developed the C 338's highly efficient power supply with a custom Hypex® UCD output stage to pump out 50 watts continuously and over 200 watts instantly to meet the demands of the most dynamic music. This new design is very linear over a wide bandwidth and provides consistent, noise-free performance for the amplification stages with near-perfect voltage regulation.

Always Ready for Streaming

The C 338 has Chromecast built in so you can cast music, music, podcasts and playlists from your favorite apps on your phone, tablet or laptop to your stereo system. Spotify Connect® lets you discover millions of songs and stream them directly to your C 338 using the Spotify® app for a rich, wireless music experience. With the added flexibility of Bluetooth®, your music streaming possibilities are truly limitless with the C 338.

Built-in Phono Stage for Vinyl Listening

Using an MM phono stage and innovative low-noise circuitry, the C 338 can reproduce the warmth of LPs with accurate RIAA equalization and control the infrasonic noise that is in every recording, without ever affecting the bass response.

Flexible Connectivity

With a wide range of connections, including a separate headphone amplifier that can drive high-impedance headphones to studio monitors, the C 338 is ready for any type of listening. Line inputs can accommodate all types of analog source components, offering optimal input impedance with ultra-low linear noise buffer amplifiers to preserve the musicality of recordings. Also connect a subwoofer with low-impedance line outputs and increase the versatility of this low-cost, easy-to-use amplifier.

Main features

• 50W x 2 continuous power into 8 or 4 Ohms
• 90W / 150W / 200W IHF Dynamic Power at 8 / 4 / 2 Ohms
• First high-fidelity amplifier with integrated Chromecast
• Built-in Bluetooth® for greater flexibility when streaming music
• Built-in Phono preamp for turntables
• Stereo Line, Optical Digital and Digital Coax Inputs
• NAD Remote App support for tablet and smartphone
• Dedicated headphone amplifier
• Subwoofer output

Line input, subwoofer output

• THD (20Hz-20kHz)
• <0.005% at 2V out
• Signal/noise ratio
• >106dB (IHF; A-weighted, 500mV out, unity gain)
• Input impedance (R and C)
• 56 kilohm + 100pF
• Maximum Input Signal
• >4.5Vrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
• Output impedance
• Z Source + 200 Ohm
• Input sensitivity
• 50mV (100Hz ref. 500mV off, Maximum volume
• Maximum voltage output - IHF load
• >4.5V (ref. 0.1% THD)

Line in, headphone out

• THD (20Hz-20kHz)
• <0.005% at 1V out
• Signal/noise ratio
• >105dB (IHF; A-weighted, 32 Ohm loads, ref. 2V out, unity gain)
• Frequently Responded
• ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel separation
• >56dB at 1kHz
• Output impedance
• 0.5 Ohm

• General specifications

Line in, speaker out

• Continuous Output Power at 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms (stereo)
• >50W (at nominal THD, 20-20kHz, both channels driven)
• IHF Dynamic Power
• 8 Ohm 80W
  4 Ohm 150W
  2 Ohm 210W
• THD (20Hz-20kHz)
• <0.03% (250mW to 50W, 8 Ohm and 4 Ohm
• Signal/noise ratio
• >98dB (A-weighted, 500mV input ref. 1W out at 8 Ohm)
• Stapling power
• >60W (at 1kHz 0.1% THD)
• Output current peak
• >18A (in 1 Ohm, 1 ms)
• Damping factor
• >300 (ref. 8 Ohm, 20Hz to 6.5kHz)
• Frequently Responded
• ±0.3 dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel separation
• 1kHz >75dB
  10kHz >65dB
• Input sensitivity (For 50W into 8 Ohm)
• Line Input: 380mV, Digital Input: 18% FS
• Sampling rate
• Up to 24 bit/192kHz

Phono In, Speaker Out

• THD (20Hz-20kHz) (Stereo)
• <0.3% at 50W out
• Signal/noise ratio
• >82dB (200 Ohm source, A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
  >76dB (MM cartridge source, A-weighted IHF, ref. 500mV out)
• Input sensitivity
• 4.1mV (ref. 50W 1kHz 4 Ohm out, Maximum volume)
• Frequently Responded
• ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Input impedance
• 47 kilohm + 100pF
• Maximum Input Signal
• >80mVrms (ref. 0.1% THD)