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Hello all, new to the forum and looking for some advice.
Just bought a NAD c275bee power amp and I'm using my older NAD c352 integrated as a preamp only. I'm wondering if I should also get the NAD c165bee preamp to pair it or is there not enough of an improvement with the c165bee. If the use of the c352 is good enough it saves me a pile of cash.
Anybody familiar with these items and might have some insight?
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I have owned a c350 amp and used it as a preamp until I got something better. I replaced it with a Quicksilver Linestage which sounded much better. Considering that a new NAD preamp is now $1000, I would suggest investigating getting a good used preamp. I had a Classe DR-4 which I (regretfully) sold for less than $400 and it also sounded much better than the NAD c350 preamp section. I bought the Quicksilver used for $700.
Since you're new here I would suggest using the search function to find out more about various preamps.
Agreed, the C275BEE sounds pretty darn good with a passive preamp. Or better yet a tubed preamp.
NAD signature sound is a thin midrange and their preamps do reflect that.
If that were my cash I would consider other non-NAD preamps. Or a passive like the Placette.
charles
I have the 275BEE and it is a nice powerful amp.
The only difference you would here is if you use the tone controls.
The preamp section of the 316,326,356 are essentially the same as the separate 165. Except the 165 has beefier tone modules.
I use mine with a Conrad Johnson Classic 2SE. What really makes the 275BEE sing is a nice tubed preamp!!!!!
charles
Thanks guys.A question for you Airtime, as an owner of the same amp.
I noticed the standby light changes from amber to red momentarily prior to turning blue and producing sound. The manual says nothing about amber to RED and then blue. Other than that everything is normal. Does yours do this? Is this normal?Also, do you use the +12V trigger input for turning the amp on? Just wondering how that performs vs. the amp waiting for source input voltage.
Edits: 07/01/16
Yep, mine does that too.
Really the amp is quite good. It only needs a really good preamp or a good passive to compliment it
A good passive pre.. can be as simple /effective as an inline attenuator (your choice of type.. a shunt configuration renders most all pots/attenuators as reasonably equal performers )
OR if facing impedance issues: A pot, a Buffer and an autoformer together makes for one of the best performing pre's invented by man..
Decades ago actually.
Too often Pre's are used to cosmetically Alter the input sounds prior to sending them into an amp.
Some prefer this sonic modification, others don't.
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