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•2 Line Level Preamp Outputs; one is variable from  

0dB to –12dB

•Gold Plated RCA Connectors
•Pure “Class A” Discrete Amplifi er Modules
•Independent Headphone Amplifi er
•Bass and Treble Control with Tone Defeat Switch
•“Blue Velvet” Alps motorized volume control
•Input switching through hermetically sealed relays
•NAD Link  
•12V Trigger Output
•NAD SR-5 Full System Remote Control

activate a 12V trigger input and switch on the  
remote devices.

Unique is the Variable Pre-out 2 facility. Many systems can 
benefi t from the use of multiple power amplifi ers for “Bi-
Amping” (using separate power amplifi ers to drive the bass 
and treble section of a loudspeaker). Many speakers are all 
ready set up for this with separate inputs for the low and
high frequency sections. But not all power amplifi ers are 
identical in gain (amplifi cation factor). With the Variable 
Pre-out 2 facility differences in loudness between power 
amplifi ers up to 12dB can be dialed out precisely.

The low output impedance on the Pre-outputs allow the 
C 162 to drive several power amplifi ers in parallel and/
or the use of long interconnect cables (without the 
degradation of the performance that can so often
become apparent when long cables are used).

Design:

Following NAD’s “Music First” design brief, the C 162 
utilizes completely new, innovative circuit topology which 
allows for investment in high specifi cation and close 
tolerance components. Metal fi lm resistors, polypropylene 
capacitors, hermetically sealed relays and the Alps “Blue 
Velvet” motorized volume control are a few examples of 
this.

Special attention has been paid to the power supply 
section of the C 162. The toroidal transformer has 4 
separate secondary windings followed by 6 main low-
noise regulators. From here no less than 6 super low-
noise subsidiary regulators and active fi lters are used to 
maximize supply rejection for all sections of the C 162 to 
more than 100dB.

Often other manufacturers disregard the importance of a 
phono stage. NAD recognizes the performance potential 
of a good turntable and has made sure that the C 162 will 
not be the limiting factor. The MC phono stage is built 
pretty much like a small “power amp” so that a wide range 
of MC cartridges can be used while keeping noise very 
low combined with a high overload margin. Likewise, the 

C 162 Stereo Preamplifi er

With the arrival of the all new NAD Model 
C 162 pre-amplifi er you can get the best of 
both worlds: Ultimate performance combined 
with the convenience of remote control. Its 
outward simplicity belies the sophistication of 
the circuitry inside.

Features:

With 6 line inputs (two of which are Tape In/
Out) and an MM/MC phono input available it’s 
unlikely you will run out of inputs to connect 
your sources to. The C 162 is fully remote 
controlled and comes supplied with the NAD 
C Series system remote control.  As the              
C 162 has NAD Link, the remote control will 
also operate many other NAD products such 
as CD players, tuner etc.  The headphone 
socket will drive virtually any non-electrostatic 
headphones.

It is fashionable to omit tone controls 
nowadays: However, provided that the tone 
controls are properly designed, they can really 
be a useful tool to make improvements to the 
overall sound. The C 162 tone controls only 
work at the frequency extremes leaving the 
critical mid-band essentially unaltered. The tone 
control circuits can be completely bypassed by 
using the tone defeat switch.

For remote on/off switching of ancillary 
components in a system, such as power 
amplifi ers or active speakers, the C 162 is 

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