NAD C 658
NAD C 658

NAD C 658

Regular price
$2,599.00
Sale price
$2,599.00

BluOS Streaming DAC

The NAD C 658 is a new kind of stereo component, one that at once changes preconceptions and opens new possibilities for audio reproduction. You see, there has never before been a component offering such a rich palette of both new and proven technology. Bold statements? Read on.

 

BluOS™ Enabled

Also on board is BluOS, the most sophisticated High Res streaming system available. BluOS natively supports over 15 streaming music services and indexing of over 250,000 tracks from local network sources. The C 658 becomes a node in the BluOS ecosystem allowing high res network streaming to 64 zones and control options for iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac OS phones, tablets, and desk top devices. BluOS also supports all major smart home controllers and is available in a wide range of products making it easy to create a whole house audio system with the C 658 at its heart.

 

Master Quality Authenticated

Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) is a revolutionary end-to-end technology built into every BluOS Enabled amplifier to capture and deliver MQA music to your speakers in the purest quality. All BluOS Enabled players and systems include a powerful decoder and audio renderer for the millions of the MQA encoded songs, The MQA logo shown in the BluOS app indicates that the unit is decoding and playing an MQA stream or file, and lets you know that you are hearing exactly what the artist recorded and approved in the studio.

 

 

LINE INPUT, PRE-OUT

  • THD (20Hz – 20kHz): <0.005% at 2V out
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >106dB (IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500mV out, unity gain)
  • Channel separation: >80dB (1kHz)                                                                                                        >70dB (10kHz)
  • Input impedance (R and C): 22 kohms + 100pF
  • Maximum input signal: >4.5Vrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
  • Output impedance: Source Z + 240 Ohm
  • Input sensitivity: 93mV (ref. 500mV out, Volume maximum)
  • Frequency response: ±0.3dB (20Hz – 20kHz)
  • Maximum voltage output – IHF load: >4.5V (ref. 0.1% THD)
  • Tone Controls Treble: >±7.0dB at 20kHz; Bass: ±7.0dB at 60Hz; Balance: -10dB

PHONO INPUT, AUDIO PRE-OUT

  • THD (20Hz – 20kHz): <0.01% at 2V out
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >84dB (200 Ohm source; A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)                                 >76dB (MM cartridge source, IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
  • Input sensitivity: 1.44mV (ref. 500mV out, Volume maximum)
  • Frequency response: >±0.3dB (20Hz – 20kHz)
  • Maximum input signal at 1kHz: >80mVrms (ref. 0.1% THD)

LINE INPUT, HEADPHONE OUT

  • THD (20Hz – 20kHz): <0.005% at 1V out
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >110dB (32 Ohms loads; A-WTD, ref. 2V out, unity gain)
  • Frequency response: ±0.3dB (20Hz – 20kHz)
  • Channel separation: >>60dB at 1kHz
  • Output impedance: 6 Ohms

DAC

  • Supported audio file formats: MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, ALAC, OPUS
  • High resolution audio formats: MQA, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, Supports converted DSD playback via the BluOS desktop app (only)
  • Native sampling rates: up to 32bit/192kHz
  • Bit depths: 16 – 24

BLUOS

  • Supported operating systems: Plays music from network shares on the following desktop operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7, 8 to current Windows Operating Systems and Mac OS X versions
  • User interface mobile operating system: luOS – Free Android and iOS App available online at Google Play and Apple App store
  • Supported cloud services: Spotify, Amazon Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Qobuz, HDTracks, HighResAudio, Murfie, JUKE, Napster, Slacker Radio, KKBox, Bugs
  • Free internet radio: TuneIn Radio, iHeartRadio, Calm Radio, Radio Paradise
  • Bluetooth quality: Bluetooth aptX HD wireless built-in
  • Bluetooth connectivity: Two-Way (Transmit and Receive)
  • Network connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet RJ45
  • WiFi 5 (802.11 b/g/n)

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

  • Dimensions (W x H x D)**: 435 x 100 x 405mm (17 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 16)
  • Shipping Weight: 10.1kg (22.3lb)