The NAD C 165BEE offers many of the performance advantages of far costlier stereo preamplifiers — detail resolution, bass control, and extension — for a price that won't break the bank. Its premium-grade circuitry and sturdy construction deliver realistic, lifelike sound that puts the musicians right in your room. This preamp also includes a versatile phono stage so you can enjoy your music collection on vinyl, and a top-notch headphone amplifier for high-quality private listening. Match it up with NAD's potent C 275BEE power amp and a high-performance NAD CD player to create a beautiful-sounding stereo system.
Advanced design and top-notch construction for better sound
Thoughtful engineering and high-quality construction are hallmarks of NAD audio components. The C 165BEE's sophisticated circuit design uses the shortest, cleanest signal paths possible for noise-free operation. This also helps preserve the lowest-levels of musical detail for sound that remains remarkably pure and transparent. A heavy-gauge steel chassis adds to the C 165BEE's durability and vibration resistance. NAD even employed an interference-canceling toroidal transformer in the preamp's power supply for punchy, dynamic performance.
Connections and convenience
This preamp offers enough inputs to connect seven audio components, including your turntable. Two preamp outputs let you use the C 165BEE to drive two independent power amplifiers. A mono subwoofer output makes it easy add a powered sub. And the included remote gives you easy control of the preamp, and the other NAD audio components in your system.
FEATURES
- 6 line-level RCA inputs, including 1 tape monitor loop
- phono input with selectable moving magnet or moving coil settings
- 2 line-level RCA preamp outputs, including one variable output
- 1 line-level RCA subwoofer preamp output (for connecting a powered sub)
- frequency response: 3-70,000 Hz (-3dB)
- signal-to-noise ratio: 108 dB
- phono signal-to-noise ratio: 78 dB
- phono input sensitivity: 14 mV (moving magnet), 0.8 mV (moving coil)
- separate resistive and capacitive loading for MM and MC inputs for precise frequency with different phono cartridges
- toroidal power transformer
- rotary bass and treble controls with defeat switch for tone control bypass
- full-size headphone jack with independent, built-in headphone amplifier
- 12-volt trigger output
- IR input/output
- detachable AC power cord
- 2 AC convenience outlets (one switched, one unswitched)
- <1W Standby Power Consumption
- free of lead and other environmentally dangerous substances
- remote control
- 17-1/8"W x 3-7/8"H x 14-1/8"D
- warranty: 2 years
TECHNICAL SPECS
- THD (Total Harmonic Distortion): <0.001% (20 Hz - 20k Hz, 2 volt output)
- Signal/Noise:
- >108 dB (ref 500 mV in/500 mV out)
- >106 dB (ref 2 volt out, maximum volume)
- Frequency response:
- +/- 0.1 dB: 20 Hz-20 kHz (tone defeat on)
- +/- 0.5 dB: 20 Hz-20 kHz (tone defeat off)
- Preamp output impedance: 75 Ω
- Line input impedance: 100 kΩ + 320 pF
- Line input sensitivity: 158 mV (ref 500 mV output)
- Headphone output impedance: 10 Ω
- Maximum input signal: >9 volts
- Maximum output level:
- Preamp: >10 volts into 600 Ω
- Tape out: >10 volts into 10 kΩ
- Sub out: >7 volts into 1 kΩ
- Headphones: >5 volts into 600 Ω/>2 volts into 32 Ω
- Channel separation: >80 dB (ref 1 kHz and 10 kHz)
- Phono input:
- Impedance:
- MC: 40,100.6 kΩ + 1 nF
- MM: 47 kΩ + 220 kF
- Input sensitivity:
- MC: 0.15 mV (1 kHz, 500 mV output)
- MM: 2.63 mV (1 kHz, 500 mV output)
- Signal/Noise:
- MC: >78 dB
- MM: >86 dB
- Infrasonic filter: -3 dB at 10 Hz, -14 dB at 5 Hz
- Channel Separation: >60 dB (1 kHz, 10 kHz)
- Tone control:
- Bass: +/-5dB @ 100Hz
- Treble: +/-5dB @ 10kHz
- Power Requirement: AC 120V 60Hz
- Power Consumption:
- Normal Operation: 21W
- Standby: <0.8W
- Weight: 13.23 lbs (6 kg)
WARNING: California Residents - Proposition 65. This product can expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov