Help immediate suggestions needed to decide anyone one of these NADS.
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kapvin
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Vinod.R
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If you have the option, please bring both the amps and try them with your speakers.
An easy way to decide which NAD you want. I am assuming that the seller would agree to this, this would help you see the synergy between the NAD and the Zensor speakers and help you decide.
An easy way to decide which NAD you want. I am assuming that the seller would agree to this, this would help you see the synergy between the NAD and the Zensor speakers and help you decide.
reignofchaos
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Was gonna say neither but congrats anyway.
Mindblowing midrange
its like the singers are standing right before me.,I felt the low end was missing a bit but tat was sorted when I connected my Rotel for power & used the NAD as prepower.,Bingo I felt awesomeness
got want I wanted the perfect warm bass.I had Settled for NAD 352C because was offered at a price of 15K., Moreover the 326bee was from mumbai and had to pay extra for the shipping,couldn't audition moreover whathifi reviews said the 326 is little bit bottom heavy & affects neutral tonality.In the end settled for the NAD 352C This is my first entry to Hifi stereo previously was using a AVR for music listening & normal TV. I can say this setup blows away my crappy AVR stereo image.
its like the singers are standing right before me.,I felt the low end was missing a bit but tat was sorted when I connected my Rotel for power & used the NAD as prepower.,Bingo I felt awesomeness got want I wanted the perfect warm bass.I had Settled for NAD 352C because was offered at a price of 15K., Moreover the 326bee was from mumbai and had to pay extra for the shipping,couldn't audition moreover whathifi reviews said the 326 is little bit bottom heavy & affects neutral tonality.In the end settled for the NAD 352C This is my first entry to Hifi stereo previously was using a AVR for music listening & normal TV. I can say this setup blows away my crappy AVR stereo image.
reubensm
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sorry, just saw the post after the buying decision was made
First of all, congrats on going NAD. IMO, you can't go wrong with a NAD
The C352 and C326BEE are very different NAD integrateds. The older sibling of the C326BEE, the C320 is from the same life time of the C352.
The C series of NADs was the first attempt of NAD to upgrade the standard NAD philosophy from the past wherein NAD integrateds were more Phono focused. The C series were designed without Phonostages (some say for keeping costs down but I believe it was more in tune with the times, the 2000s when digital was at its prime). Other design aspects included more mordern output stages and a passive preamp and passive tone control. From my experience of listening to both, the C352 being more powerful, had a larger presence and neutral sound stage (as you have correctly noted). The C320 I thought was fine tuned to play with speakers in the lower price bracket, owned by enthusiasts on a budget, with main stream music genre listening tastes. Hence, the C320 tended to be a wee bit thinner (only marginally) on the mids and a little more pronounced on the lows and aggressive on the highs. Personally I thought both amps sounded rather pathetic when paired with my NAD 106's phonostage (maybe a case of input impedance mismatch). Overall, the C352 is a better bet in my opinion. Many say that the C326BEE does not sound as good as the C320. The C320 has become a legend amoung NAD enthusiasts and many consider it to be a direct descendant of the iconic 3020. Experts have said that the dynamics of the C320 are missing in the C326BEE.
Also the C series amplifiers included a Remote which was something, older NAD users would have loved to have (but can live without). Our C320 works with an AirTel DTH Universal remote.
AV receivers are no match for these NADs, hence your decision to listen to 2-channel stereo on the NAD is a huge game changer for you. All the very best, enjoy the music.
First of all, congrats on going NAD. IMO, you can't go wrong with a NAD
The C352 and C326BEE are very different NAD integrateds. The older sibling of the C326BEE, the C320 is from the same life time of the C352.
The C series of NADs was the first attempt of NAD to upgrade the standard NAD philosophy from the past wherein NAD integrateds were more Phono focused. The C series were designed without Phonostages (some say for keeping costs down but I believe it was more in tune with the times, the 2000s when digital was at its prime). Other design aspects included more mordern output stages and a passive preamp and passive tone control. From my experience of listening to both, the C352 being more powerful, had a larger presence and neutral sound stage (as you have correctly noted). The C320 I thought was fine tuned to play with speakers in the lower price bracket, owned by enthusiasts on a budget, with main stream music genre listening tastes. Hence, the C320 tended to be a wee bit thinner (only marginally) on the mids and a little more pronounced on the lows and aggressive on the highs. Personally I thought both amps sounded rather pathetic when paired with my NAD 106's phonostage (maybe a case of input impedance mismatch). Overall, the C352 is a better bet in my opinion. Many say that the C326BEE does not sound as good as the C320. The C320 has become a legend amoung NAD enthusiasts and many consider it to be a direct descendant of the iconic 3020. Experts have said that the dynamics of the C320 are missing in the C326BEE.
Also the C series amplifiers included a Remote which was something, older NAD users would have loved to have (but can live without). Our C320 works with an AirTel DTH Universal remote.
AV receivers are no match for these NADs, hence your decision to listen to 2-channel stereo on the NAD is a huge game changer for you. All the very best, enjoy the music.
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reubensm
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The C352 is an older model and not in production any more. The C326BEE is a current NAD model and is currently in production.
Any NAD that is still in production is expensive to buy in the pre-used market. Also NAD amps that are bought through Indian Dealerships are priced heavily in the pre-used market as the initial spend on them would have been huge.
I think the C326BEE costed around Rs.29,999/- new, in the Indian market.
The NADs we get in India (pre-used) at throw away prices are usually the ones that make their way into India from Hong Kong.
Thank you reubensm! Your comments makes me feel much better.,I have another doubt about these NADs. The seller has lost the jumper links which would be in the rear side of the NAD in preout one & main.I read in net that this will affect sound quality and people actually replace cheap NAD links with superior links., Whats your take on this? I am using preout 2 for the rotel power.
NAD C352, quite old one but powerful (2x80W @ 8ohms), no subwoofer output but a nice amp.
NAD 326BEE, 2x50W @ 8ohms, subwoofer out.
Both are excellent but IMO I suggest to go for option 2.
Count yourself lucky the jumper links are lost. You can get Nordost jumpers or any high end ones from a cable manufacturer.
That reminds me I have pure silver IC with WBT lockable connectors that I got made from Mr. murthy for this purpose for my NAD 325 - only about 1 ft or less. PM me if you want them.
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