Our Take
The NAD C 316BEE V2 Stereo Integrated Amplifier continues NAD's legacy of producing some of the best budget amplifiers, building on a history that began with the iconic 3020 in 1978 and includes models like the C 328. The original C 316BEE earned multiple accolades, including an EISA award for ‘Best Product 2008-2009’ and top recommendations from leading audio publications. With the resurgence of vinyl, NAD updated the C 316BEE V2 to include their highly praised RIAA phono stage, a circuit known for its low noise and high overload margins that eliminate noise and distortion. This precise RIAA equalization, rare at this price point, even includes an infrasonic filter to remove airborne vibrations that could lead to parasitic feedback.
Product Details
Enhancing the Budget Reference Amplifier
NAD’s PowerDrive Circuit provides a unique combination of high current drive and dynamic power with minimal distortion, ensuring consistent performance across various speaker loads. This circuit intelligently optimizes the power supply settings by monitoring the amplifier's conditions, resulting in uniformly low distortion and maximum power during music playback. For the C 316BEE V2, NAD’s Director of Advanced Development, Bjorn Erik Edvardsen, developed a new, efficient computation circuit with fewer components and lower cost, maintaining the high performance associated with NAD.
The C 316BEE V2 incorporates NAD’s signature features, such as a generously sized toroidal power transformer, low ESR smoothing capacitors, multiple regulated secondary supplies, and heavy-duty discrete output transistors. These elements ensure the amplifier’s refinement and sophistication, aligning it with other NAD models.
Exceptional Value
The C 316BEE V2 sets new standards for performance at its price point, delivering class-leading specifications for noise, distortion, power, stereo separation, and volume control tracking. This amplifier is perfect for most listening situations unless you have extremely power-hungry speakers or an unusually large room.
Simplicity and Functionality
The C 316BEE V2 focuses on essential features for musical enjoyment: six inputs, one set of speaker outputs, a headphone jack, and full remote control functionality. The compact size and attractive, understated design make it quintessential NAD. Despite not having the extensive features of higher-end models, the C 316V2 is fully equipped with five line-level inputs, an MM phono input, IR remote control, defeatable tone controls, and a front panel input for phones or tablets, making it an effective control center for high-performance music systems.
With a continuous power rating of 40 watts and dynamic power exceeding 100 watts, the C 316BEE V2 provides significantly more usable power than other amplifiers in its class. This power is consistent across the entire audible spectrum with a low distortion level of 0.03%, ensuring high-quality sound output.
Superior Sound Performance
The C 316BEE V2 offers a relaxed, inviting sound that brings out subtle details in recordings and delivers them through a panoramic stereo soundstage. The dynamic power reserves ensure articulate and lively sound reproduction, while the low noise floor and minimal distortion provide a solid, immersive listening experience, making the most of your loudspeakers.
Tech Specs
| THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz) | <0.03 % in 300 ohms at 2 V out | ||
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | >100 dB (A-weighted, 32 ohms, ref. 2V out, unity gain) | ||
| Frequency Response | ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz) | ||
| Output Impedance | 8 ohms | ||
| Continuous Output Power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms | 40W (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven) | ||
| THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz) | <0.03 % (250 mW to 40 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms) | ||
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | >95 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms) >97 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, unity gain in 32 ohms) >75 dB with IHF MM cartridge (A-weighted, ref. 5mV input 1 kHz and 1W output in 8 ohms) | ||
| Clipping Power (at 1 kHz 0.1 % THD) | >45 W in 8 ohms, >60 W in 4 ohms | ||
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| Damping Factor | >200 (ref. 8 ohms, 1 kHz) | ||
| Frequency Response | ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz, Tone Defeat ON) | ||
| Treble Control | ± 5dB at 10 kHz | ||
| Bass Control | ± 8 dB at 100 Hz | ||
| Channel Separation | >70 dB (1 kHz) | ||
| Maximum Input Level | 4.3V (1 kHz THD 0.1%) | ||
| Input Sensitivity (for 40 W in 8 ohms) | 200 mV | ||
| Standby Power | <0.5 W | ||
| Gross Dimensions (W x H x D) | 17 1/8 x 3 9/16 x 11 1/4 inches (435 x 90 x 285 mm) | ||
| Net Weight | 5.5 kg (12.1 lbs) | ||
| Shipping Weight | 6.4 kg (14.1 lbs) |
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