NAD C 316BEE V2 + Triangle Borea BR03 Hi-Fi System Package

C 316BEE V2

Stereo Integrated Amplifier

NAD has a distinct reputation for creating some of the best performing budget amplifiers of all time. The lineage is impressive, all the way from the 3020 of 1978 to the current C 328, with many “Best Amp” awards and five-star reviews along the way. The C 316BEE lived up to expectations, garnering multiple accolades including an EISA award for ‘Best Product 2008-2009’ and top recommendations from the world’s leading audio publications. With the resurgence of vinyl we decided to update the design by including NAD’s highly acclaimed RIAA phono stage. This sophisticated circuit combines low noise with high overload margins to eliminate noise and distortion. RIAA equalization is extremely accurate (a rarity at this price) and there is even an infrasonic filter to reject airborne vibrations that can cause parasitic feedback.

Improving the Budget Reference Amplifier

Proven Technology Enhanced by Innovation

NAD’s PowerDrive Circuit has been proven to offer a remarkable combination of high current drive needed for complex loudspeaker loads, and high levels of undistorted dynamic power. By monitoring the precise operating condition of the power amplifier, PowerDrive uses this intelligence to automatically optimize the power supply settings for uniformly low distortion and maximum power in the real world of music listening. As featured in our top Masters Series models, PowerDrive uses a complex ‘analogue computer’ to determine the optimal settings. For the C 316BEE V2, NAD’s Director of Advanced Development, Bjorn Erik Edvardsen, developed a clever new computation circuit requiring fewer parts at a much lower cost without any reduction in effectiveness.
All the hallmarks of NAD technology are present, from the generously sized toroidal power transformer and low ESR smoothing capacitors, to the multiple regulated secondary supplies, to the heavy duty discrete output transistors, the C 316BEE V2 is every bit as refined and sophisticated as other NAD amplifiers.

改进预算参考放大器

经过实践证明的技术，通过创新增强了技术

NAD的PowerDrive电路已被证明能够提供复杂扬声器负载所需的大电流驱动和高水平的不失真动态功率的卓越组合。通过监测功率放大器的精确工作状态，PowerDrive利用这种智能自动优化电源设置，以实现在现实世界中聆听音乐时的均匀低失真和最大功率。正如我们顶级Masters 系列型号的特色，PowerDrive使用复杂的"模拟计算机"来确定最佳设置。对于C 316BEE V2，NAD的高级开发总监Bjorn Erik Edvardsen开发了一种巧妙的新计算电路，所需的零件更少，成本更低，而效果却不减。
所有NAD技术的特点都存在，从大尺寸的环形电源变压器和低ESR平滑电容，到多级稳压次级电源，再到重型分立输出晶体管，C 316BEE V2与其他NAD放大器一样精致和复杂。

Value

We are confident that the C 316BEE V2 will set new benchmarks for performance, both measured and audible, at this affordable price point. Unless you have power hungry speakers, listen at dangerously loud levels, or have a very large room, the C 316BEE V2 will be the amplifier for you. Fundamental specifications for noise, distortion, power, stereo separation, and volume control tracking, are all class leading and would be impressive on an amplifier costing many times its modest price.

值

我们有信心，C 316BEE V2将在这个实惠的价位上为性能设定新的基准，无论是测量还是听觉，都是如此。除非你有大功率的扬声器，听起来很吵，或有一个非常大的房间，C 316BEE V2将是你的放大器。噪声、失真、功率、立体声分离度和音量控制跟踪等基本规格都是一流的，在价格比它高很多倍的功放上会令人印象深刻。

Simplicity

While the C 316BEE V2 has everything necessary for musical enjoyment, it is refreshingly limited to the essentials: six inputs, one set of speakers, a headphone jack, and full function remote control. It has a compact size and a handsome yet understated exterior. It is essential NAD.

简单

虽然C 316BEE V2具备了音乐享受所需的一切，但它的基本功能却令人耳目一新：6个输入、一组扬声器、一个耳机插孔和全功能遥控器。它拥有小巧的体积和帅气而低调的外观。它是必不可少的NAD。

While its bells and whistles may not be as extensive as our more expensive offerings, the C 316V2 is far from a “stripped down” product. With five line level inputs, an MM Phono Input, full IR remote control, defeatable tone controls and a front panel input for a phone or tablet, the C 316V2 is fully equipped to be the control center for a high performance music system. Continuous power is a conservative 40 watts, and dynamic power (more important for music listening) is impressively more than 100 watts! This is far more usable power on tap than other amplifiers at this price, and this power is available across the entire audible band at a class leading 0.03%.

The sonic result of this high technology is a relaxed and inviting sound that digs out the subtle details in your favourite recordings and presents them across a panoramic stereo sound stage. The impressive dynamic power reserves make the C 316BEE V2 sound both articulate and alive. The silent background and low distortion gives a sense of solidity and presence to your music and brings out the best your loudspeakers have to offer

虽然C 316V2的功能可能没有我们更昂贵的产品那么丰富，但C 316V2绝不是一个 "精简 "的产品。C 316V2拥有5个线级输入、MM唱机输入、全红外遥控器、可击败的音质控制和一个用于手机或平板电脑的前面板输入，C 316V2完全可以成为高性能音乐系统的控制中心。保守的连续功率为40瓦，动态功率（对听音乐更重要）则是100瓦以上，令人印象深刻！这在音乐系统中的使用功率远远超过了传统的40瓦。这比这个价位的其他功放的可用功率要多得多，而且这个功率在整个可听频段内的功率都是0.03%，处于领先地位。

这种高科技的声音效果是一种轻松和诱人的声音，可以挖掘出您最喜爱的录音中的微妙细节，并在全景立体声舞台上呈现出来。令人印象深刻的动态功率储备使C 316BEE V2的声音既清晰又活泼。寂静的背景和低失真为您的音乐带来坚实感和存在感，并将您的扬声器所能提供的最好的声音展现出来。

Features

• PowerDrive
• 5 Line Level Inputs
• MM Phono Input for Vinyl
• Front Panel Input for Portable Media Players
• Bass and Treble Controls
• Tone Defeat (Bypass)
• Headphone Output
• IR Remote Control
• Multi-way Speaker Binding Posts
• Gold Plated RCA Jacks
• Toroidal Power Transformer
• <0.5W Standby consumption

特点

• 驅動器
• 5线级输入
• 黑胶唱片的MM唱机输入
• 便携式媒体播放器的前面板输入
• 低音和高音控制
• 音效击败（旁路）
• 耳机输出
• 紅外線遙控器
• 多路扬声器装订柱
• 镀金RCA插座
• 环形电源变压器
• <0.5W Standby consumption

HIFI BOOKSHELF SPEAKER – BOREA BR03

A bookshelf design to be placed on a dedicated stand (S02 or S04), the Borea BR03 is equipped with a 25mm EFS silk dome tweeter and a 16cm midrange/bass driver.

The untreated cellulose paper membrane, developed for the Esprit Ez series, confers a natural sound with no coloration. The vocal range keeps all its intensity and the low frequencies their usual dynamism without ever generating listening fatigue.

This size is especially recommended for dedicated listeners looking for the performance of a floorstander in a compact design. From the very first notes, the BR03 impresses with its energy, delivery of deep notes and power handling.

This speaker will fit perfectly in rooms ranging from 15 to 30m2.

BOREA TECHNOLOGIES

Borea loudspeakers benefit from research and innovations from the Esprit Ez range for uncompromising sound reproduction.

EFS TWEETER

A DIFFUSION THROUGHOUT THE ROOM

The tweeter of the Borea range is equipped with a next-generation system called EFS* (Efficient Flow System).

It is based on the association of a 25mm silk dome, known for its neutrality, with a phase plug developed specifically to homogenize high-frequency diffusion. This system significantly reduces the directivity regardless of your listening location in the room.

The dome is placed inside the partial horn loading, reducing reflections and allowing a clear reproduction of the high frequencies.  This transducer is powered by a neodymium motor generating high magnetic power in a compact size. It is coupled to a cooling system, ensuring a better power handling.

MIDRANGE IN NATURAL CELLULOSE

A UNIQUE TONALITY

The Borea range, inheritor of the Esprit Ez technological innovations, also incorporates a midrange driver with a membrane made out of 100% natural cellulose paper, receiving no surface treatment. This paper membrane, unique to TRIANGLE, avoids any coloration of the intermediate frequencies, and transposes the voices with stunning realism and tonality.

In an ongoing pursuit of excellence, the profile of the cone was also redesigned to improve the rigidity and now provides an extended frequency response.

On the three-way floorstander, the midrange driver incorporates a small pleat peripheral short-travel suspension, which Triangle is known for. Very rigid and perfectly adapted to the driver with short travel suspension, it allows a perfect control of the movement of the moving elements, thus ensuring natural-sounding vocals.

PUNCHING, POWERFUL AND PRECISE LOW FREQUENCIES

The mission of TRIANGLE’s engineers is to deliver a rich and dynamic sound in the low frequencies, emphasising the pace without ever distorting the music.  Controlled low frequencies is an ongoing quest. Living up to its reputation, TRIANGLE focuses on fast and precise drivers, with large engines, all housed in optimized cabinets. The impact disappears as quickly as it has arrived, for a perfectly controlled rhythmic reproduction.

To achieve this, TRIANGLE has opted for membranes in fiberglass with an excellent vibratory behavior. Their rigidity enables to strongly reproduce each impact while leaving space for the vocal range, thus keeping an airy sound.

DVAS SYSTEM

NEUTRALITY AND SOUND CLARITY

Significant research has been carried out to reduce internal vibrations in the cabinet. Unprecedented in speakers of this category, all models of the Borea range feature perforated internal panels in MDF & EVA foam, thus stiffening the transducer/cabinet combination.

This innovative concept not only reduces the vibratory behavior of the structure but also absorbs the vibrations generated by the movement of the bass drivers. This proprietary system unique to TRIANGLE is called DVAS (*Driver Vibration Absorption System).

At the end of each internal reinforcement, a high-density EVA foam gasket ensures the contact between the motor of the transducer and the reinforcement. The vibrations of the driver generated by the suspension of the membrane are greatly mitigated, the latter transmitting a low residual vibration to the cabinet.

The DVAS system considerably reduces the vibration of the speaker and reinforces the notion of neutrality and clarity when listening. It results in a better listening experience with no coloration or structure noise.

DECOUPLING

Each speaker of the Borea range has its own decoupling system.

The bookshelf and the center channel models are equipped with rubber pads, protecting your speakers and limiting vibrations transmitted.

The floorstanders have a pedestal, ensuring greater stability, on which four inserts allow the implementation of decoupling spikes. Rubber pads are also provided if the flooring does not allow the use of spikes.

MAGNETIC GRILL

All speakers in the Borea range have a magnetic protective grill, showing no visible inserts or screws. It is recommended to remove the grills when listening to the speakers, as they can impact the sound.

NAD C 316BEE V2 
Line In / Headphone Out
THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)

<0.03 % in 300 ohms at 2 V out

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

>100 dB (A-weighted, 32 ohms, ref. 2V out, unity gain)

Frequency response

±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)

Output impedance

8 ohms

Line In / Speaker Out
Continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms
40W (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven)

THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)

<0.03 % (250 mW to 40 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

>95 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms)
>97 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, unity gain in 32 ohms)

Clipping power (at 1 kHz 0.1 % THD)

>45 W in 8 ohms
>60 W in 4 ohms

IHF dynamic power

8 ohms: 90 W
4 ohms: 120 W
2 ohms: 170 W

Damping factor

>200 (ref. 8 ohms, 1 kHz)

Frequency response

±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz, Tone Defeat ON)
Treble: ± 5dB at 10 kHz
Bass: ± 8 dB at 100 Hz

Channel separation

>70 dB (1 kHz)

Maximum input level

4.3V (1 kHz THD 0.1%)

Input sensitivity (for 40 W in 8 ohms)

200 mV

Standby power

<0.5 W

Phono In / Speaker Out
THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)

<0.03 % (1 W to 40 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

>75 dB with IHF MM cartridge (A-weighted, ref. 5mV input 1 kHz and 1W output in 8 ohms)

Frequency response (RIAA deviation)

+0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz, Tone Defeat ON)

Maximum input level

71 mV (1 kHz THD 0.1%)

Input sensitivity (for 40 W in 8 ohms

2.95 mV

Dimension and Weight
Gross dimensions (W x H x D)

17 1/8 x 3 9/16 x 11 1/4 inches
435 x 90 x 285 mm

Net weight 5.5 kg (12.1 lbs)

Shipping weight 6.4 kg (14.1 lbs)

Triangle Borea BR03
Number of drivers 2
Number of ways 2
Sensitivity 90 dB/W/m
Frequency range 46 Hz – 22 KHz (+/- 3 dB)
Power handling 100 W
Nominal impedance 8 Ω
Minimum impedance 4,2 Ω
High frequency roll-off 3600 Hz
Dimensions (inch) 8,11 x 14,96 x 12,36
Weight 13,22 lbs
Dimensions Packaging (lxHxP)mm 460 x 510 x 390
Packaging Weight  (Kg/pair) 16,64