Hey RGA or anybody who knows amps...NAD C 370
Hi,
I did a home demo of the NAD C 370 and the C320BEE at home recently.The speakers are wharfedale diamond 8.4 floorstanders.Musically both sound almost identical but with my speakers, the 320bee sounded slightly more involving.But the behaviour of the amps at higher volumes had me stumped.I can rotate the volume control of the c 370 to its entire limit and still it does not sound distorted.But the c 320 bee reaches its max undistorted sound at around 2 o' clock position .I could discern something like a 25 percent power increase in the c 370.I expected more.The 320 bee is rated at 50 watts amd the c 370 at 120 watts.
What is the trip here?Is the additional price of the c 370 justified?
To bad in wasn't a 125 wpc amp!
Because no one ever uses that amount!
I would say this is a little bit of proof when it comes to an amp and their relationship to speakers. But they don't make a big difference, RIGHT !?!
I will check with the dealer about this...Thanks
Thanks guys for the input.
Even I have a feeling the c 370 was faulty in the preamp section.The soft clipping was off in both amps.The c320 bee achieved almost 85 percent power of the c 370 at the 2 o' clock positon.And the c370 had to be cranked to the max to achieve the same power.I will check with the dealer about this.
Thanks again.