wow! NAD C298 amplifier, little brother to the NAD M23, Purifi Eigentakt Class D in a 7.4.4 sys

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  • Опубліковано 3 кві 2024
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    Update 7/8/2024: this high damping amp’s tight bass is even better with IsoAcoustics mini pucks and GearIT 10 awg speaker cables! see my videos.
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    Some songs sound more 3D holographic.
    Vocalist is a little less forward on the NAD C298 than my Parasound 2125v2…NAD sounds more balanced between the vocalist and instruments.
    Piano sounds more real.
    Bass is tighter.
    Parasound 2125v2: amzn.to/3Y3qzcq
    Goose bumps in ‘I wish you love’ Laufey & Iceland symphony, ‘Que Sera’ Ricchi&Poveri
    Lower volume ‘Miss Saigon’ or some poorly recorded Elvis songs are clearer so I don’t have to crank the volume
    NAD C298 is 25 lbs and barely warm! Zero speaker hiss/buzz when paused.
    185 wpc @8 ohm (265 watts peak), 620 watts mono @8 ohm (1000 watts peak), .005% THD @8 ohm, 800+ damping factor tight bass. Soft clipping.
    Specs: nadelectronics.com/product/c2...
    www.safeandsoundhq.com/produc...
    NAD C298 was reviewed among the big league amps: www.stereophile.com/content/r...
    www.hifinews.com/content/nad-...
    www.audioemporium.com/nad-c29...
    My home theater is a 7.4.4, powered by 10 amps! So today’s amps need to run cool,efficient to not trip 15A breaker box fuse
    Very good NAD story: • NAD Electronics: 50 Ye...
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    AUDIO CHAIN
    Apple Music lossless ~~ Verizon 5G ~~ Netgear Orbi AX6000 mesh router via wifi (no ethernet noise) ~~ Eversolo DMP-A6 + LPS via usb ~~ Cardas Clear USB cable ~~ Denafrips Iris 12th (ddc) via I2S ~~ 1.6’ HDMI ~~ Denafrips Pontus II 12th-1 (dac) via RCA + iFi Supanova power cable ~~ Cardas Parsec RCA cable ~~ Parasound 2100 preamp via RCA + iFi Supanova power cable ~~ Cardas Parsec RCA cable ~~ NAD C298 amp to *
    * SPEAKERS: 25’ GearIT 10awg wires ~~ GoldenEar BRX speakers (AMT ribbon)
    * 2 independent SUBWOOFERS: 30’ WorldsBestCable (Gotham) RCA ~~ 2 sealed subs w bass radiators
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    DEMOS
    Soundstage
    ‘Side streets’, ‘Heart failed’ Saint Etienne
    In the air tonight. Phil Collins
    ‘Give Life Back to Music’, ‘Georgio’ Daft Punk
    Come fly with me, Lately, Emotion, Can’t help falling in love. Simone Kopmayer
    Baby it’s cold outside. kelly clarkson, John Legend
    Love is a losing game.Banda & Anekka
    I feel it coming.Eve st jones
    Solamente. Lisa Lopez
    Jazz/male
    There Must Be an Angel.Kevin Simm
    If I never sing another song.Ingmar Jurs
    Bass/pop
    Adore You.Javier Penna (remix)
    Jumpin Jack Flash (Caribbean edit) Amazonics
    Let’s talk about cars.Butthole Surfers
    Sex on Fire.cannons
    Nothin on you.BOB (bruno mars)
    One, Two step.Ciara
    Price tag.Jessie J
    To sir with love.Tina Arena
    Not my fault.Renee & Meg
    Mooo! Dojo Cat
    In my mind.Cassette
    I love you baby.Emilee
    Saw you in a dream.Japanese House
    Wild is the wind.David Bowie
    Kissing a fool.George Michael
    Kiss.Prince
    Drums/cymbals
    The beat goes on.Emile Claire Barlow
    Creep by RadioHead
    Amazing by George Michael
    ‘Lose that girl’, ‘A good thing’, Finistere, Sylvie.Saint Etienne
    Love fool.Cardigans
    Ti Amo.Mimi
    The game of love.Daft Punk
    So in love.Curtis Mayfield
    You belong to me.Jennifer Lopez
    I’ll be home for christmas.Swing Cats
    Piano/vocalist
    Fly me to the moon.Sylvia Bennett
    Dance me to the end of time.Perla Batalla
    Let’s take on the world.Emily Watts
    Boulevard of broken dreams.Diana Krall
    Jazz/female
    ‘So this is love’,‘La vie en rose’ Emily Watts
    I will always love you.Lucy Thomas
    The Look of Love.Nicki Parrott
    ‘I will wait for you’, “I’m Confessing”Connie Evingson
    Jekyll & Hyde.the musical
    So in love.KD Lang
    The shadow of your smile.Pauline London
    Snowbird by Dana Winner
    Kiss of life.Sade
    You needed me.Anne Murray
    Emotions by Brenda Lee
    I will always love you.Dolly Parton
    ‘Yesterday when I was young’ Dusty Springfield
    ‘The very thought of you’ Emile-claire Barlow
    ‘I wish you love’ Janet Seidel, Laufey
    ‘You belong to me’ Jennifer Lopez
    ‘If I never sing another song’ Julie Rogers, Rose Mallett
    ‘Every breathe you take’ Karen Souza
    ‘Can you read my mind’ Maureen McGovern
    “Don’t cry out loud” Melissa Manchester
    ‘Colors of the wind’ and
    ‘All I ask of you’ Mirusia
    Oldies
    ‘Gentle on my mind’ Elvis Presley
    French
    “Si Tu n’existe pas” Nathalie Albert
    ‘La vie en rose’ Lucy Thomas
    ‘Avant-de nous dire adieu’ and ‘Hi! Je mapelle Jeanne’ Jeane Manson
    “T’as le look coco” LaRoche Valmont
    Latin
    Y Volvere by Lucero (female ver)
    La Gata Bajo by Lucero
    ‘Never never never/grande grande grande’ Dana Winner
    ‘El hombre que yo amo’ Miriam Hernandez
    ‘Si no dejan’ Shalia Durcal
    ‘Mala Suerte’ Vikki Carr
    ‘Si se calle el cantor’ Nathalie Cardone
    ‘Unos calle nos separa’ Rafaelito
    Adelante by Isabel Pantoja
    ‘Es por ti’ Juanes
    Japanese
    Nostalgia by Ikimonogakari
    Vietnamese
    ‘Diem Xua’ Moc San
    ‘Biet Khuc’ Quynh Lan
    ‘Tinh yeu den Trong Da Tu’ Quynh Lan
    ‘Ky Niem’ Quynh Lan
    ‘Buon Oi Chao Mi’ Tran Thai Hoa
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  • @VUmeters
    @VUmeters 3 місяці тому +3

    Sweet new amp. I'm glad you're enjoying your journey.

  • @MisterChibs
    @MisterChibs 3 місяці тому +2

    Nice setup. Agreed on trigger input. 🍻

  • @ShazeemKhan
    @ShazeemKhan 3 місяці тому +2

    Very nice setup, congrats, no black ain't boring lol. NAD is awesome. I recently traded my C326BEE (mint) & I miss her dearly but such is life. I had it hooked up to an Amber Series 70 driving 2 Dahlquist DQ12 (I had 2 Jamo floor standers before on the NAD itself, sounded great too) & what an amazing sound! The C326BEE's stock 50W were plenty sufficient too, I just loved the extra detail, "oomph" and reserve the Series 70 had (70W x2 @ 8 Ohms)

    • @mrpmj00
      @mrpmj00  3 місяці тому +1

      Yeah, I'm new to NAD but from what I've read about the history and independent measurements, NAD amps are more powerful than their published specs.

    • @mrpmj00
      @mrpmj00  2 місяці тому +1

      Regarding blackness, my only audio jewelry are my 2 gold power cables (iFi Silentpower Supanova with active noise cancelling).
      Amazon amzn.to/3wcGWb6

    • @ShazeemKhan
      @ShazeemKhan 2 місяці тому +1

      @@mrpmj00 nice. Never heard of that. "Audio jewellery," I like that

    • @ShazeemKhan
      @ShazeemKhan 2 місяці тому +1

      @@mrpmj00 correct

  • @sjors01
    @sjors01 Місяць тому

    I have c399 and c658 in combination with primary a35.2. You are absolutely right, the soundstage is great but also more powerful than the Primare. If I compare it with the C399, I was a fool to choose this combination. primare sounds boring in terms of sound.