NAD C 368 + Focal Chora 816 Hi-Fi System Package

C 368

Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier

With the C 368 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier, your home audio system will never fall behind the pack. Thanks to our MDC technology, the C 368 is easily customisable and ready for all future features and upgrades. With the optional BluOS® module, the C 368 can connect to your network and be controlled through a smartphone, tablet, or desktop, and connect wirelessly to any other BluOS Enabled device to create a multi-room High Resolution Audio system. You can also instantly connect to the C 368 through Bluetooth, giving you the ability to stream wirelessly from any Bluetooth Enabled device, and if you’re a vinyl fan, you can also add a turntable. Enjoying music has never been so easy. A totally modern approach to amplification, the C 368 is the ultimate amp for any music lover’s system.

Introducing the NAD C 368.

Getting it Right

We never overlook the most crucial of requirements. From low noise circuits to precise volume control action, to accurate channel balance and proper input and output impedance characteristics, we here at NAD do everything we can to get these things exactly right. We also include an MM Phono stage with precisely accurate RIAA equalization, high overload margins, extremely low noise, and an innovative circuit to suppress infrasonic noise that is present on all LPs – all without affecting bass response. Our line inputs can accommodate all kinds of analogue source components by offering ideal input impedance characteristics with linear ultra-low-noise buffer amplifiers to prevent any sonic degradation. We include a separate headphone amplifier with low output impedance and very high output voltage capability – enough to drive even high impedance studio monitor headphones. Low impedance line outputs that can connect to subwoofers extend the versatility of this well thought out amplifier.

Forward Thinking

Modular Design Construction (MDC), allows you to customise your NAD amplifier with additional capabilities and features, now or in the future. The two available MDC slots can accommodate a variety of upgrade modules including 4K video capable HDMI switching, additional Digital Inputs, additional Analogue and Phono Inputs, and one of the most advanced Hi-Res Audio multi-room wireless systems available, the BluOS music management system developed by Bluesound. BluOS connects to your network and is controlled via smartphone, tablet or desktop to manage your music collection and connect you to a growing list of high-quality streaming music services.

Instant Connection

You can connect instantly to the C 368 with Bluetooth^® aptX^®, allowing you to stream music wirelessly from any Bluetooth-enabled device. Bluetooth can also be used to listen to other sources connected to the C 368 via wireless headphones. There is also a control app to control all functions of your C 368. Adding the optional BluOS Module provides access to your local area network via Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet connection and adds Hi-Res Audio streaming. The BluOS Module also makes the C 368 a single-zone streamer in a complete multi-room wireless music system that is fully compatible with BluOS Enabled music systems and wireless speakers.

Sophisticated Power

In the last few years, NAD has moved away from the old-fashioned linear power supplies and Class AB output stages that waste energy, and have instead developed even better performing circuits based on switch mode power supplies and Class D output stages. Once thought to be inferior to traditional topologies, NAD’s advanced work in this area has created some of the best performing amplifiers regardless of basic design principle. These new designs are very linear over a wide bandwidth and provide consistent performance into all speaker loads, providing a dramatic advance over previous models.

Furthermore, the power supply is capable of 80 watts continuously and over 120 watts instantaneously to allow for short-term musical transients. It can operate with any AC mains voltage from 100 to 240 volts and provides pure DC power to all the various stages of the C 368. This highly efficient supply also provides near perfect regulation of voltage across a wide range of conditions and provides a solid noise-free foundation for the amplifying stages.

The C 368 uses a customized version of the proven Hypex UcD output stage. This allows for massive power with nearly unmeasurable distortion and noise in the audible range. Every detail of this design has been carefully planned and perfectly executed to produce every last drop of performance.

Focal Chora 816

IDEAL FOR HOME CINEMA

Key points

• Suitable for both hi-fi and Home Cinema configurations
• New speaker drivers with Slatefiber cone developed and manufactured in France by Focal
• Time Alignment thanks to the tilted stand: better soundstage

2.5-WAY FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKER​

The Chora 816 model is a 2.5-way bass-reflex floorstanding loudspeaker. Its woofer and midrange/bass speaker driver, both equipped with the Slatefiber cone, work in perfect harmony for a voluptuous sound reproduction and a perfect bass impact. The sound finds its full dimension in your listening room, with a dynamic midrange and remarkable power handling. A front port is placed below the loudspeaker to reduce distortion and, thanks to the tilt of the loudspeaker stand, Time Alignment provides a soundstage focused on the listener.​

Chora 816 is particularly well suited for Home Cinema listening and blends seamlessly into rooms of up to 323ft² (30m²).

家庭影院的理想之选

2.5路落地式扬声器

Chora 816是一款2.5路低音反射落地式扬声器。它的低音喇叭和中音/低音音响驱动均配有石板纤维音盆，两者完美协作，以更加饱满的方式再现原声，同时让您感受完美的低音效果。声音在房间中获得充分的表现空间，您可以感受到动力十足的中音以及强有力的处理。正面接口位于扬声器下方以减少失真。得益于倾斜的扬声器支架，“时间一致性”则带来了专注于聆听者的声场效果。
Chora 816尤其适合用于家庭影院，能够与最大323平方英尺（30平米）的房间完美融合。

SOFT AND PRECISE TREBLE​

The surround linking the dome to its stand uses a memory foam material called Poron. This surround is directly derived from the Utopia’s famous Beryllium tweeter and reduces distortion by a third between 2,000Hz and 3,000Hz, the ear’s high-sensitivity range. The spatialisation and very low directionality of the inverted dome allow silky trebles to be heard from any point in your listening room.

TNF铝/镁高音喇叭

柔和和精准的高音

环绕音箱用名为Poron的记忆海绵材料将圆顶连接到支架上。该环绕音箱直接源自Utopia知名的铍高音喇叭，能够在2000Hz 和3000Hz之间减少 30%的失真，这是耳朵最高敏感度的范围。倒圆顶的空间化和极低的方向性能够然供您在房间内的任何一点都能听到丝滑的高音效果。

PERFECTLY BALANCED SOUND​

Slatefiber technology, exclusive to Focal, involves the use of recycled, non-woven carbon fibres applied as a sandwich between two layers of thermoplastic polymer. In their quest for perfection, Focal engineers have opted to use non-woven carbon fibres, all pointing in the same direction to achieve even greater rigidity and better damping.
Manufactured in the Focal workshops using an ultra-modern industrial tool, the “slate” effect of the cone provides better damping and rigidity, but also lightness – the three “essentials” of a good speaker driver. 

石板纤维音盆

完美均衡的声音

Focal专属的石板纤维技术涉及对再回收、无纺布碳纤维的运用，将其夹在两层热塑聚合物之间。为追求完美，Focal工程师们选择使用无纺布碳纤维，这些都是为了实现更大的刚性和更好的阻尼效果。 
音盆是在Focal工厂中借助极为现代的工业工具打造而成，其“石板”效果具有更好的阻尼和刚性，同时也更轻便——这是优质音响驱动的三大“必备品质”。. 

A SLEEK, MODERN DESIGN

​The Chora range boasts a modern design, all lifted onto a tilted stand for Time Alignment, which provides an optimal soundstage, more focused on the listener. The slate colour of the Slatefiber cone adds a final refined, authentic touch. 

顺滑而现代的设计

Chora系列以其富有现代感的设计为主要特色，将一切都置于倾斜的支架上，以达到”时间一致性”的效果。这提供了一种优化的声场，更加专注于聆听者。石板纤维音盆的“石板”颜色也让产品更显精致和逼真的感觉。

ON-TREND FINISHES​

Chora is available in three finishes: Black, Light Wood and Dark Wood. On-trend colours that blend into different interiors and lend them a unique aesthetic signature.

时尚的饰面效果

Chora推出了3种饰面效果：黑色、浅木色和深木色。时尚的色彩与不同的室内装饰融为一体，让它们呈现出独特美感。

NAD C 368
Key Features
80W x 2 Continuous power into 8 or 4 Ohms
Bluetooth A2DP with aptX supported
MM Phono input
Analogue line inputs
SPDIF coax and optical inputs
Speaker A, Speaker B
Stereo or Bridge mode configuration
Preamp/Subwoofer out
Headphone amplifier
MDC Slots for future upgrades
IR Remote
Smartphone Control App
12V Trigger in/out
IR in/out
RS-232 Serial port for control
Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, AMX, Savant, Elan certified

Preamplifier
Line Input, Pre Out
THD (20Hz-20kHz)
<0.005% at 2V out
Signal/Noise Ratio
>106dB (IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500mV out, unity gain)
Channel Separation
>80dB (1kHz); >70dB (10kHz)
Input Impedance (R and C)
22 kilohm + 100pF
Maximum Input Signal
>4.5Vrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
Output Impedance
Source Z + 240 Ohm
Input Sensitivity
93mV (ref. 500mV out, Volume maximum)
Frequency Response
±0.03dB (20Hz-20kHz)
Maximum voltage output – IHF load
>4.5V (ref. 0.1% THD)
Tone Controls
Treble: ±7.0dB at 20kHz
Bass: ±7.0dB at 60Hz
Balance: -10dB
Phono Input, Pre Out
THD (20Hz-20kHz)
<0.01% at 2V out
Signal to Noise Ratio
>84dB (200 Ohm source; A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
>76dB (MM cartridge source, IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
Input Sensitivity
1.44mV (ref. 500mV out, Volume maximum)
Frequency Response
±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
Maximum Input Signal at 1kHz
>80mVrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
Line Input, Headphone Out
THD (20Hz-20kHz)
<0.005% at 1V out
Signal/Noise Ratio
>110dB (32 Ohm loads; A-weighted, ref. 2V out, unity gain)
Frequency Response
±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
Channel Separation
>60dB at 1kHz
Output Impedance
6 Ohms
General Specifications
Continuous Output Power into 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms (Stereo)
>80W (ref. 20-20kHz at rated THD, both channels driven)
Continuous Output Power into 8 Ohms (Bridge Mode)
300W (at 20-20kHz at THD 0.03%)
THD (20Hz-20kHz)
<0.03% (250mW to 80W, 8 Ohms and 4 Ohms)
Signal to Noise Ratio
>98dB (A-weighted, 500mV input, ref. 1W out in 8 Ohms)
Clipping Power
>95W (at 1kHz 0.1% THD)
Clipping Power (Bridge Mode)
>315W (at 1kHz 0.1% THD)
IHF Dynamic Power
8 Ohms 120W
4 Ohms 200W
2 Ohms 250W
IHF Dynamic Power (Bridge Mode)
8 Ohms 500W
4 Ohms 560W
Peak Output Current
>20A (in 1 Ohm, 1ms)
Damping Factor
>300 (ref. 8 Ohms, 20Hz and 6.5kHz)
Frequency Response
±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
Channel Separation
>75dB (1kHz)
>70dB (10kHz)
Input Sensitivity (for 80W in 8 Ohms)
Line In: 470mV; Digital In: 21% FS
Sample Rate
up to 24 bit/192kHz
Frequency Band
2.402G-2.480G
Maximum Transmit Power (dBm)
7dBm ±2dBm
Power Consumption
at Auto Standby ON and Network Standby OFF
0.5 Watts*
at Auto Standby ON and Network Standby ON
1.2 Watts**
OFF mode (Power switched OFF)
0.1 Watts 

* – After 20 minutes of no user interface interaction and no active source input
** – With established wireless Bluetooth connectivity and 20 minutes of no user interface interaction and no active source input

NOTE: Bluetooth connectivity is always live when configured

Weight & Dimensions
Gross Dimensions (W x H x D)*
435 x 100 x 390mm (17 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 15 3/8)”
Net Weight
7.8kg (17.2lb)
Shipping Weight
10.1kg (22.3lb)

Focal Chora 816
Type 2.5-way bass-reflex floorstanding loudspeaker
Drivers 61/2" (16.5cm) Slatefiber Woofer
61/2" (16.5cm) Slatefiber Midbass
1" (25mm) TNF Al/Mg inverted dome tweeter
Sensitivity (2,83V/1m) 89.5dB
Frequency response (±3dB) 50Hz-28kHz
Low frequency point (-6dB) 45Hz
Nominal impedance 8Ω
Minimum impedance 4Ω
Recommanded amplifier power 40/200W
Crossover frequency 270Hz - 2700Hz
Dimensions (WxDxH) 117/8x159/32x409/32" (30.3x38.8x102.3cm)
Net weight (unit with grille) 40.8lbs (18.5kg)
Packaging dimensions
(WxDxH) 431/4x133/8x187/8" (110x34x48cm)
Net weight (with packaging) 45.2lbs (20.5kg)