First Class 'Class A' Top of the Class Preamp
Don't orphan your LPs. The NAD C162 preamp includes not just a phono stage, but an exceptional phono stage that triumphs with both MM and MC cartridges.
With six line-level inputs and two line-level outputs, 12-volt triggers and a remote control, the C162 offers the flexibility of a contemporary preamp with the ease of use previously found on those "simple" components of yesterday. Spec sheets alone can only prepare you for the experience of an NAD preamp, but it is an emotion best felt with a personal audition.
"I greatly admired the sound of NAD's C162 and C272," reports Chris Martens in the July 2004 issue of The Absolute Sound magazine.
According to Chris, "They bring you close enough to top-tier performance in so many areas, with a sound that is so balanced and free from disruptive discontinuities, that you are released from preoccupation with audio equipment - and set free to savor (and become deeply content with) the beauty of music, itself. What could be a higher recommendation than that?"
"A Great Preamp"
The About.com website terms the C162 "a great preamp? featuring clean signal delivery with ink-black backgrounds, easy-to-use design and multiple connection options: inputs for the usual audio sources, including the rare phono input, and two preamp outs (one variable), so one can run a bi-amplified system.
Completely New, Innovative Circuit Topology
Following NAD's "Music First" design brief, the C162 utilizes completely new, innovative circuit topology, which allows for investment in high specification and close tolerance components. Metal film resistors, polypropylene capacitors, hermetically sealed relays and the Alps "Blue Velvet" motorized volume control are a few examples of this.
