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Features
Controls
Connections
Specifications

Features

Tape Monitor: If you own a 3-head tape deck, the tape monitor loop allows you to monitor recording quality as the recording is made.

Phono Input: The phono input has two sets of stereo RCA jacks; one for moving coil and one for moving magnet cartridges (only one or the other is used, not both). There is also a ground terminal.

Dual Preamp Outputs: The second set of preamp outputs is convenient for bi-amping speakers.

Subwoofer: The single RCA subwoofer output is crossed over at 100 Hz.

Remote Control: The SR 8 wireless remote will control the C 165BEE and NAD CD players and Tuners.

Controls

Front Panel:

• Input: six individual buttons to select input (Phono, CD, Tuner, MP, Aux, and Tape 2)
• Tape Monitor: engage/disengage the tape monitor loop
• Tone Defeat: bypass the bass and treble controls
• Bass: rotary bass adjustment; +/-5dB @ 100Hz
• Treble: rotary treble adjustment; +/-5dB @ 10kHz
• Balance: rotary left/right balance
• Volume: rotary volume control

Rear Panel:

• Power: master power switch
• Volume: rotary dial; adjusts volume of Pre Out 2 (relative to Pre Out 1)
• MM/MC: select moving magnet or moving coil phono input
• MC Load: choose the resistive load that most closely approximates the value of your specific MC cartridge
• MM Load: choose the input capacitance optimized for your specific MM cartridge

Connections

Rear Panel:

• Phono Inputs: stereo RCA inputs for moving magnet and moving coil cartridges
• Phono Ground: ground terminal for the turntable input
• Line Inputs: stereo RCA input jacks for CD, Tuner, MP (Media Player), Aux, Tape 2, and Tape Monitor
• Record Outputs: stereo RCA output jacks for Tape 2 and Tape Monitor
• Pre Out 1: stereo RCA preamp outputs
• Pre Out 2: stereo RCA outputs for feeding another amplifier, a rotary dial beside the outputs adjusts the volume relative to the Pre Out 1 jacks
• Subwoofer: single RCA preamp output
• IR In: 3.5mm mini-jack input, used to control this unit using an optional infrared repeater or the IR output of another component
• IR Out: 3.5mm mini-jack output, used to control another NAD component
• 12 Volt Trigger Out: turn on/off another device along with the C 165BEE; the +12 volt trigger output is a 3.5mm mini-jack; the maximum output is 50 mA
• AC Input: 2-pole IEC power input for use with included cord (or optional upgraded cord)
• AC Output:
  • Switched: 120 watts max
  • Unswitched: 360 watts max

Front Panel:

• Headphone: Standard 1/4" headphone jack

Specifications

• THD (Total Harmonic Distortion): <0.001% (20 Hz - 20k Hz, 2 volt output)
• Signal/Noise:
  • >108 dB (ref 500 mV in/500 mV out)
  • >106 dB (ref 2 volt out, maximum volume)
• Frequency response:
  • +/- 0.1 dB: 20 Hz-20 kHz (tone defeat on)
  • +/- 0.5 dB: 20 Hz-20 kHz (tone defeat off)
• Preamp output impedance: 75 Ω
• Line input impedance: 100 kΩ + 320 pF
• Line input sensitivity: 158 mV (ref 500 mV output)
• Headphone output impedance: 10 Ω
• Maximum input signal: >9 volts
• Maximum output level:
  • Preamp: >10 volts into 600 Ω
  • Tape out: >10 volts into 10 kΩ
  • Sub out: >7 volts into 1 kΩ
  • Headphones: >5 volts into 600 Ω/>2 volts into 32 Ω
• Channel separation: >80 dB (ref 1 kHz and 10 kHz)
• Phono input:
  • Impedance:
    • MC: 40,100.6 kΩ + 1 nF
    • MM: 47 kΩ + 220 kF
  • Input sensitivity:
    • MC: 0.15 mV (1 kHz, 500 mV output)
    • MM: 2.63 mV (1 kHz, 500 mV output)
  • Signal/Noise:
    • MC: >78 dB
    • MM: >86 dB
  • Infrasonic filter: -3 dB at 10 Hz, -14 dB at 5 Hz
  • Channel Separation: >60 dB (1 kHz, 10 kHz)
• Tone control:
  • Bass: +/-5dB @ 100Hz
  • Treble: +/-5dB @ 10kHz
• Power Requirement: AC 120V 60Hz
• Power Consumption:
  • Normal Operation: 21W
  • Standby: <0.8W
• Weight: 13.23 lbs (6 kg)