NAD C320

NAD have been making great hifi kit for decades, though you'd never guess to look at them. Most of their range comes housed in highly unimaginative grey boxes, and look like military equipment from the Cold War. It's what's inside that matters though, and here this amp doesn't disappoint. At a cost of a mere £200, this is at the very bottom end of the NAD range, but it's still a benchmark for budget amps, continually winning awards from hifi magazines and audiophiles. You may notice a 'BEE' after the product code - this stands for Bjorn Erik Edvardsen, the hifi genius who helped to engineer NAD's pioneering range. His work is justifiably legendary - and ...  Read the complete review

NAD have an extremely proud reputation of making not only very good quality amps but also positioning them at a surprisingly budget level. The NAD C320 is certainly nothing special to look at, looking quite chunky but very rebust with it. In fact the build quality is something which has been focused on. I have noticed that the NAD C320's power rating on here is 90 watts. This is a little misleading due to the fact that the 90 watts would represent the total wattage and not the wattage per channel i.e. per speaker. However that does not mean that the NAD is left wanting for power. Despite the fairly low wattage, this is a very conservative rating and this is ...  Read the complete review

Over the years, I have owned a lot of amplifiers, and thats because I always want to try out something new, after all, that way, you know which product is the best. In general, people seem to think that amplier cost a lot of money, but this one only set me back just over £150, not much consdiering. The thing that I like about this amp, is that it makes any sized speakers seem like cinema speakers, much to the disapporval of my neighbours, and it gets to the point where I had to put this amp in the garage and sound proof it as it made so much noise. But at the end of the day, thats what it is supposed to do. There is a lot of features included with this amp, ...  Read the complete review

Classed as bottom of the NAD range, but to anyone with a discerning ear, and a limited budget for their first foray into 'real hi-fi', you'd be hard pressed to find better! I have mine connected ( via profigold interconnects and gale flat speaker cable) to a NAD C521 cd deck, and a Denon TU260 Mk11. The system is played through Mission 702e floorstanding speakers, that are also used as AV fronts. Overall it sounds great, even at low volumes when playing music for ambience, there is bass where it should be and well controlled treble, (not brash, as an all in one system). At higher volumes I think it over powers the Missions, but then that is ...  Read the complete review

Winner of the 1998 What Hi-Fi? Best Buy Amplifier Award, this truly is a Amplifier that will stand up to the competion. True its simple, typical NAD, design can leave you feeling abit like, 'what's all that money for then?' but it well worth the price tag. The Amplifier offers a respecatble 40W of power that is easily enough to power most speakers in most rooms. It is important when buying separate system you are buying quality. If you want features then you might as well get a mini-system. What the C320 offers is an amplifer that can take the rough with the smooth. A amplifier that impresses with its loud and unburstable presentation. ...  Read the complete review