wow! NAD C298 amplifier, little brother to the NAD M23, Purifi Eigentakt Class D in a 7.4.4 sys

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Update 7/8/2024: this high damping amp’s tight bass is even better with IsoAcoustics mini pucks and GearIT 10 awg speaker cables! see my videos
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Some songs sound more 3D holographic
Vocalist is a little less forward on the NAD C298 than my Parasound 2125v2…NAD sounds more balanced between the vocalist and instruments
Piano sounds more real
Bass is tighter

Parasound 2125v2: https://amzn.to/3Y3qzcq
AIYIMA A07 Pro (for my outdoor speakers): https://amzn.to/3yzuy6e

Goose bumps in ‘I wish you love’ Laufey & Iceland symphony, ‘Que Sera’ Ricchi&Poveri

Lower volume ‘Miss Saigon’ or some poorly recorded Elvis songs are clearer so I don’t have to crank the volume

NAD C298 is 25 lbs and barely warm! Zero speaker hiss/buzz when paused.
185 wpc @8 ohm (265 watts peak), 620 watts mono @8 ohm (1000 watts peak), .005% THD @8 ohm, 800+ damping factor tight bass. Soft clipping.
Specs: https://nadelectronics.com/product/c2...

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NAD C298 was reviewed among the big league amps:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/r...
https://www.hifinews.com/content/nad-...

My home theater is a 7.4.4, powered by 10 amps! So today’s amps need to run cool,efficient to not trip 15A breaker box fuse

Very good NAD story:    • NAD Electronics: 50 Years of Truth in...  
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AUDIO CHAIN

Apple Music lossless ~~ Verizon 5G ~~ Netgear Orbi AX6000 mesh router via wifi (no ethernet noise) ~~ Eversolo DMP-A6 + LPS via usb ~~ Cardas Clear USB cable ~~ Denafrips Iris 12th (ddc) via I2S ~~ 1.6’ HDMI ~~ Denafrips Pontus II 12th-1 (dac) via RCA + iFi Supanova power cable ~~ Cardas Parsec RCA cable ~~ Parasound 2100 preamp via RCA + iFi Supanova power cable ~~ Cardas Parsec RCA cable ~~ NAD C298 amp to *

SPEAKERS: 25’ GearIT 10awg wires ~~ GoldenEar BRX speakers (AMT ribbon)

2 independent SUBWOOFERS: 30’ WorldsBestCable (Gotham) RCA ~~ 2 sealed subs w bass radiators
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DEMOS

Soundstage
‘Side streets’, ‘Heart failed’ Saint Etienne
In the air tonight. Phil Collins
‘Give Life Back to Music’, ‘Georgio’ Daft Punk
Come fly with me, Lately, Emotion, Can’t help falling in love. Simone Kopmayer
Baby it’s cold outside. kelly clarkson, John Legend
Love is a losing game.Banda & Anekka
I feel it coming.Eve st jones
Solamente. Lisa Lopez

Jazz/male
There Must Be an Angel.Kevin Simm
If I never sing another song.Ingmar Jurs

Bass/pop
Adore You.Javier Penna (remix)
Jumpin Jack Flash (Caribbean edit) Amazonics
Let’s talk about cars.Butthole Surfers
Sex on Fire.cannons
Nothin on you.BOB (bruno mars)
One, Two step.Ciara
Price tag.Jessie J
To sir with love.Tina Arena
Not my fault.Renee & Meg
Mooo! Dojo Cat
In my mind.Cassette
I love you baby.Emilee
Saw you in a dream.Japanese House
Wild is the wind.David Bowie
Kissing a fool.George Michael
Kiss.Prince

Drums/cymbals
The beat goes on.Emile Claire Barlow
Creep by RadioHead
Amazing by George Michael
‘Lose that girl’, ‘A good thing’, Finistere, Sylvie.Saint Etienne
Love fool.Cardigans
Ti Amo.Mimi
The game of love.Daft Punk
So in love.Curtis Mayfield
You belong to me.Jennifer Lopez
I’ll be home for christmas.Swing Cats

Piano/vocalist
Fly me to the moon.Sylvia Bennett
Dance me to the end of time.Perla Batalla
Let’s take on the world.Emily Watts
Boulevard of broken dreams.Diana Krall

Jazz/female
‘So this is love’,‘La vie en rose’ Emily Watts
I will always love you.Lucy Thomas
The Look of Love.Nicki Parrott
‘I will wait for you’, “I’m Confessing”Connie Evingson
Jekyll & Hyde.the musical
So in love.KD Lang
The shadow of your smile.Pauline London
Snowbird by Dana Winner
Kiss of life.Sade
You needed me.Anne Murray
Emotions by Brenda Lee
I will always love you.Dolly Parton
‘Yesterday when I was young’ Dusty Springfield
‘The very thought of you’ Emile-claire Barlow
‘I wish you love’ Janet Seidel, Laufey
‘You belong to me’ Jennifer Lopez
‘If I never sing another song’ Julie Rogers, Rose Mallett
‘Every breathe you take’ Karen Souza
‘Can you read my mind’ Maureen McGovern
“Don’t cry out loud” Melissa Manchester
‘Colors of the wind’ and
‘All I ask of you’ Mirusia


Oldies
‘Gentle on my mind’ Elvis Presley

French
“Si Tu n’existe pas” Nathalie Albert
‘La vie en rose’ Lucy Thomas
‘Avant-de nous dire adieu’ and ‘Hi! Je mapelle Jeanne’ Jeane Manson
“T’as le look coco” LaRoche Valmont

Latin
Y Volvere by Lucero (female ver)
La Gata Bajo by Lucero
‘Never never never/grande grande grande’ Dana Winner
‘El hombre que yo amo’ Miriam Hernandez
‘Si no dejan’ Shalia Durcal
‘Mala Suerte’ Vikki Carr
‘Si se calle el cantor’ Nathalie Cardone
‘Unos calle nos separa’ Rafaelito
Adelante by Isabel Pantoja
‘Es por ti’ Juanes

Japanese
Nostalgia by Ikimonogakari

Vietnamese
‘Diem Xua’ Moc San
‘Biet Khuc’ Quynh Lan
‘Tinh yeu den Trong Da Tu’ Quynh Lan
‘Ky Niem’ Quynh Lan
‘Buon Oi Chao Mi’ Tran Thai Hoa