NAD C162 Specifications

•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