NAD C352 Integrated Amplifiers
NAD C352 Integrated Amplifiers
USER REVIEWS
[Feb 06, 2023]
powerless277
Strength:
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None . . Purchased: New
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[Dec 02, 2020]
Daniel L
Strength:
I have this amplifier 13 years now and it looks and sounds new. The secret to these great little NAD amplifiers is to use very high quality speaker cables such as Audioquest Rocket 44 or better ( I use Gibraltar). Interconnects.. Audioquest King Cobra or higher. I am using King Cobra and Tars RSC (rectangular single core) similar design to Audioquest. Also upgrade power cord is a must. I am using Shunyata. My sources are Marantz SA8001 Super Audio SACD player and Project X1 with Sumiko Olympia and Ranier. The speakers are Monitor Audio Silver S6 which is the last of the hand made units built in England. The speakers are a foot and a half out from the back wall and about 8' apart. The sound is pure high end delight. The amplifier volume sweet spot is 930am to 10am on the dial with plenty of headroom. The power and cleanliness of the sound is extraordinary. I just can't find any reason to change the C352 at this juncture. Let's see how she sounds at the twenty year mark? I have never had any issues with the reliability of this product. It is good enough to slap a twenty year warranty on it I think. Just like Bryston does! If you can find a clean one I suggest you grab it! Weakness:
No weaknesses at all Strengths are great bass, mid, and high frequencies. Great looking understated elegance. Price is insanely low for this kind of sound. Price Paid: 600.00
Purchased: New
Model Year: 2004
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[Feb 08, 2020]
suzziman45
Strength:
NAD C352 impresses with a clean construction and a solid build. So far no messups. Warm sound and a nice match to British High Db speakers Weakness:
None so far as Value for money Purchased: Used
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[Jul 31, 2013]
hammerh34d
Audio Enthusiast
I bought this unit second-hand in good condition, for approximately 300$. In my setup it drives Tannoys M2.5 on custom steel stands, sources are Pro-Ject Debut III equipped with blue Ortofon and PhonoBox, NAD CD 522, and iPod Classic/Touch via standard dock. I use DNM Reson as signal cable and Cable Talk CS 2.3 for speakers. I also use NAD as a source selector for my MF XCans via pre-out, currently driving Sennheisers HD 515.
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[Nov 22, 2012]
Clemens
Casual Listener
This set is EXTREME value. it represents great sound in itself and it has an array of features to enhance the sound quality.
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[Aug 29, 2007]
Nebojsa Nikolic
AudioPhile
Strength:
Dynamic, power, detailed sound and sound picture.
Weakness:
The remote control is ugly as a sin. Being afraid that NAD C325BEE wouldn't be able to fulfill the very demanding old KEF 104ab, I decided to go for NAD C352. I must admit that after connecting the amp, paired with the NAD CD521BEE, I was a bit disappointed. It seemed that the mid range was overpowered (not extremely, but a bit overpowered). After couple of days things started to change. That mid range calmed down and took it's exact place in the sound picture where it should be. Now I hear that all the frequencies are divided and in the right place. I don't know if the story of amps that need "playing in" time is true, but for me it worked.
Similar Products Used: Cambridge A340, Denon PMA 500AE, Marantz PM7001 |
[Jul 03, 2007]
zeljko
AudioPhile
Strength:
Warm, fat bass, mid`s are here, you can feel it, treble is fine! Great stereo reproduction! Don`t forget: this is a budget system!
Weakness:
phono in, a-b speakers, but forget it! I bought this amp to replaced my old nadc320 bee, and pair them with wharfedale diamond 9.3
Similar Products Used: nad c320bee, yamaha ax396, denon pma 700 |
[Dec 29, 2006]
Marcos Cezar
AudioPhile
Strength:
natural sound . Great detail sound.
Weakness:
no buy in Brazil. I need imported. I need integrated amplifier what providence me sound flat much natural. I have surprise when loud this equipment. very nice surprise. Similar Products Used: Nad C521 BEE and JM Lab speaker |
[Nov 20, 2006]
Carl Reid
AudioPhile
Strength:
Good Price.... Good Audio Quality and Power relative to price....
Weakness:
See points 1 and 2 in the Summary above..... Honestly, this is a difficult product for me to review..... I've owned a NAD C352 for almost 2 years and have finally upgraded to Rotel seperates (which I absolutely love).....
Similar Products Used: Techniics Receiver, Rotel Amp & Pre-amp.... |
[Jul 02, 2006]
Chris999
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
The soft, natural, precise sound. The pre-out is good for bi-amping or subwoofer.
Weakness:
The sound is too much gentle. The bass is not solid, no enough drive for modern styles. The sound is not impressive. I have been using C352 during 1 month. I have NAD C320BEE too and now can compare them. C352 is rated as 80W per channel, but it does not seem so powerful in comparison with C320BEE (50wx2). The NAD C352 has a soft presentation of music, everything sounds natural and precise. C352 gives a little more detailed sound than C320BEE, but C320BEE has more weight on bass and sounds definetely better, dynamic, involving, with more colours. The strange thing is these two ampifiers are almost the same inside, but the sound is different... For some styles of music maybe C352 is preferable, but for me C320BEE is better, because i like a lively sound with plenty of bass and good drive. Now i am waiting for C325BEE, it must be as good as C320BEE and even maybe better. Everything Nad does has a high guality, but everybody gets what he likes! Similar Products Used: Harman/kardon HK630, Harman/kardon HK670, Yamaha AX496, NAD C320BEE |