User Review: C 375BEE Integrated Amplifier - couldn't be happier, or more surprised!

April 12, 2011

Products: C 375BEE Integrated Amplifier

Though only 1/4 of the price, this integrated amp is quieter than the Bryston 3Bsst amp/ BP-25 preamp it replaces. While the Bryston is no doubt very sturdily constructed, it is far noisier (ex., with volume turned up 1/3 of the way, and source paused, hiss AND signals from adjacent inputs can easily heard from just 2 ft from speaker). Not so with this NAD. ..It's astonishingly quiet. Also, when turning down the volume for late evening (or early am) listening, the Bryston pre-amp attenuated one channel more than the other. Not so with my new NAD integrated; the volume levels for both the L and R channel are identical all the way down to zero gain. As far as I can tell, the C 375BEE is better engineered at 1/4 the price! My only suggestion is that NAD should offer a bit better warranty to allay concerns over longterm reliability; 3 or 4 years would probably be enough.

Scott R - Philadelphia