Great, great, excellent (NAD C340)

Name: tomalon

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Product:	NAD C340
Date:	16/02/01 (1446 review reads)
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Advantages: Great sound, under £300.

Disadvantages: I haven't found one yet.

The NAD C340 Integrated Amplifier is great. I am only quite new to the whole hi-fi separate scene. This is the first amplifier that I have bought. I was first drawn to it through What Hi*Fi. It won their product of the year 1999 and they continue to use it when testing speakers, CD players and other equipment. I have a quite a small room in college, but even with my speakers from an old system, I never have to move the volume to more than a quarter of the maximum. I have listened it at higher volumes but it is my speakers that are the weakest link. At all levels the quality of the music is amazing. It is crisp and clear, vocals are easily discernible and each instrument can be heard with clarity. I play a huge variety of music, from William Orbit's Pieces in a modern style; Placebo, Red Hot Chilly Peppers to Hard House and Trance. The amp takes them all in its stride.

The fact that it has 7 inputs make it very versatile. I've got everything plugged into it. The tone defeat is a class function. It totally bypasses the bass and treble controls. This allows the music to be heard exactly as the musician intended. However when listening with headphones, just one quick push of the button and the bass can be increased to overcome the inherent tinny effect of headphones.

Some people might say that it looks a bit dull. I disagree with that. I really love the simplicity. There are no funny little buttons and knobs that do nothing except clutter up the front panel.

So if you are looking at setting up a basic or middle of the road, start off system, I would definitely recommend the C340. It has plenty of power capable of driving most speakers. In a word Excellent.

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