NAD C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier

The Perfect Streaming Amp for Value-Conscious Audiophiles

NAD's compact, elegant C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier is perfect for today’s value conscious audiophile. Inside the solid aluminum case is a powerful HybridDigital UcD amplifier and BluOS-enabled network streamer. Using the intuitive BluOS app, you can cue up music from your personal digital library or stream from online services like Spotify, Amazon Music HD, Tidal, and Qobuz.

On the glass front panel is a 5” color display that shows album art, track progress, and system settings. Just add your favorite speakers, and the C 700’s 80-watt-per-channel amplifier will reproduce your music with thrilling, lifelike dynamics.

A Feast for the Senses

The C 700 is the ideal all-in-one solution for the streaming age. Just connect your speakers, then select the music you want to hear using the intuitive BluOS app on your smartphone, tablet, PC, or Mac. It will sound glorious.

Employing NAD’s proven HybridDigital UcD amplifier technology, the C 700 can deliver 2 × 80 watts of continuous power and 2 × 120 watts of instantaneous power for effortless reproduction of musical transients. The highly efficient UcD amplifier design is renowned for ultra-low noise and distortion through the entire audio band, regardless of the loudspeaker load.

Thanks to its elegant, minimalist design and premium materials, the C 700 will engage all your senses – not just hearing, but sight and touch as well. The amplifier is housed in a solid aluminum case with a smooth glass front panel and 5” high-definition color display that shows album art, track progress, and system settings.

Following menus on the C 700’s color display, you can adjust amplifier settings with the control knob and navigation buttons on the front panel. And the C 700 can learn commands from your favorite remote control.

Thoroughly Modern

With built-in Ethernet and Wi-Fi, and a network streamer based on the award-winning BluOS software platform, the C 700 has everything you need to play music through your favorite speakers. You can use the BluOS app to select tunes from internet radio and dozens of different streaming services, or play music stored on an external drive connected to the C 700’s USB port.

The C 700 also supports Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect, so you can control playback from the apps for those services. AirPlay 2 allows you to stream music from Apple devices and iTunes libraries. Music can also be selected by voice, using the Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, or Google Assistant protocol.

The C 700’s high-resolution DAC can accept streams to 24-bit/192Hz. Like all BluOS-enabled components, the C 700 has full MQA decoding and rendering. With these features, you can enjoy lossless and high-resolution audio from services such as Amazon Music HD, Deezer, Qobuz, and Tidal.

NAD offers software tools that allow the C 700 to be integrated into smart home control systems from Control4, Crestron, Elan, RTI, and others. This allows control of music playback, along with other home systems like lighting, shades, HVAC, and security.

Connect And Control

The C 700 has two pairs of RCA analog inputs, as well as coaxial and optical digital inputs, for connecting disc players, game consoles, media adapters, and other components. There’s also an HDMI eARC port for connecting an HDTV with HDMI eARC support. This allows the C 700’s volume setting to be adjusted from the TV’s remote.

In addition to the loudspeaker outputs, the C 700 has a subwoofer output jack. Using the BluOS app, you can set low and high-pass crossover settings for a seamless blend between the subwoofer and main speakers.

The C 700 also has two-way aptX HD Bluetooth, letting you listen to music through wireless headphones and stream audio from any smart device.

Legendary Value

The NAD C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier is a compact, stylish, all-in-one solution designed with today’s connected music lovers in mind. Small but mighty, the C 700 will thrill listeners with its effortless, dynamic sound. Out of the box, it can play music from a huge range of local, networked, and cloud-based sources. And with its digital and analog inputs, the C 700 also plays nicely with legacy components.

The C 700 can be used as a standalone music system, or it can be integrated into a BluOS whole-home music system with as many as 63 zones, with full support for high-resolution audio. It can also be combined with other AirPlay 2 components for whole-home music.

Ever since NAD introduced the legendary 3020 integrated amplifier in 1978, the NAD brand has been renowned for value, performance, and innovation. With the C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier, NAD has completely updated that tradition for the streaming era.

Product Features

Operating System: BluOS 3.16*
Streaming Integrated Amplifier
HybridDigital UcD Amplifier
Continuous Power: 80 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
Instantaneous Power: 120 Watts per channel
5” high-definition colour information display shows album art, track progress, and system settings
Solid aluminum body and glass front panel
Works with intuitive BluOS Controller app for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows
BluOS multi-room streaming to 63 zones
High-resolution audio to 24-bit/192Hz
MQA decoding and rendering
Integrated support for dozens of streaming and Web radio services
Lossless and high-resolution streaming from Amazon Music HD, Deezer, Idagio, Qobuz, and Tidal
Support for Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and Tidal Connect
Voice control via Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, and Google Assistant
Optical and coaxial digital inputs
HDMI eARC input
USB Type A port for connecting an external drive
Two pairs of line-level analogue inputs
Subwoofer output, with filter settings controllable from BluOS app
Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet
Two-way aptX HD Bluetooth
12V Trigger output
IR remote sensor input
Available drivers for Control4, Crestron, Elan, RTI, and other smart home control systems

*Updates for BluOS 3.16

AN IMMERSIVE DOLBY ATMOS EXPERIENCE – The unique BluOS implementation of Dolby Atmos in the PULSE SOUNDBAR+ features four virtualization profiles - Movie, Music, Late Night and Off - giving listeners more choice in how they enjoy an immersive home theater experience. While Dolby Atmos decoded content provides the most realistic Dolby Atmos experience, any content can be virtualized to provide users a wider, higher, and more enveloping soundstage. Great care has been taken to assure the timbre of the audio remains natural anywhere in the listening environment.
TUNIFY MUSIC SERVICE – Tunify specializes in providing commercially-licensed music to business users. Tunify allows professional business users to choose music to match the type of atmosphere and/or mood they are trying to achieve. With ease of use and several different service options, Tunify provides professional business owners an easy way to have more control over their business’s atmosphere and customer experience.

Product Features

Operating System: BluOS 3.16*
Streaming Integrated Amplifier
HybridDigital UcD Amplifier
Continuous Power: 80 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
Instantaneous Power: 120 Watts per channel
5” high-definition colour information display shows album art, track progress, and system settings
Solid aluminum body and glass front panel
Works with intuitive BluOS Controller app for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows
BluOS multi-room streaming to 63 zones
High-resolution audio to 24-bit/192Hz
MQA decoding and rendering
Integrated support for dozens of streaming and Web radio services
Lossless and high-resolution streaming from Amazon Music HD, Deezer, Idagio, Qobuz, and Tidal
Support for Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and Tidal Connect
Voice control via Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, and Google Assistant
Optical and coaxial digital inputs
HDMI eARC input
USB Type A port for connecting an external drive
Two pairs of line-level analogue inputs
Subwoofer output, with filter settings controllable from BluOS app
Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet
Two-way aptX HD Bluetooth
12V Trigger output
IR remote sensor input
Available drivers for Control4, Crestron, Elan, RTI, and other smart home control systems

*Updates for BluOS 3.16

AN IMMERSIVE DOLBY ATMOS EXPERIENCE – The unique BluOS implementation of Dolby Atmos in the PULSE SOUNDBAR+ features four virtualization profiles - Movie, Music, Late Night and Off - giving listeners more choice in how they enjoy an immersive home theater experience. While Dolby Atmos decoded content provides the most realistic Dolby Atmos experience, any content can be virtualized to provide users a wider, higher, and more enveloping soundstage. Great care has been taken to assure the timbre of the audio remains natural anywhere in the listening environment.
TUNIFY MUSIC SERVICE – Tunify specializes in providing commercially-licensed music to business users. Tunify allows professional business users to choose music to match the type of atmosphere and/or mood they are trying to achieve. With ease of use and several different service options, Tunify provides professional business owners an easy way to have more control over their business’s atmosphere and customer experience.

Product Specs

Continuous output power: into 8 ohms >80W (20Hz-20KHz at rated THD+N, both channels driven); into 4 ohms >100W
THD+N (20 Hz – 20 kHz): <0.04% (250mW to 90W, 4 ohms)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >84dB (A-weighted,500mV input,ref.1W out in 8 ohms)
Clipping power: >86W(at 1KHz 0.1% THD 8Rx2CH) >102W(at 1KHz 0.1% THD 4Rx2CH)
IHF dynamic power: 8 ohms: 100 W; 4 ohms: 125 W
Damping factor: >90 (ref.8 ohms,20Hz-20KHz)
Frequency response: ±0.18dB(20Hz-20KHz)
Tone Controls: Treble: ±6.0dB at 20KHz; Bass: ±6.0dB at 60Hz
Channel separation: >93dB (1KHz); >72dB (10KHz)
Input sensitivity (for 100 W in 8 ohms): Line In: 550mV; Digital In: -12%FS
Standby power <0.5W
dimensions (W x H x D): 8-5/8" x 3-13/16" x 10-1/2"
Shipping weight: 10.6 lb.

Product Specs

Continuous output power: into 8 ohms >80W (20Hz-20KHz at rated THD+N, both channels driven); into 4 ohms >100W
THD+N (20 Hz – 20 kHz): <0.04% (250mW to 90W, 4 ohms)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >84dB (A-weighted,500mV input,ref.1W out in 8 ohms)
Clipping power: >86W(at 1KHz 0.1% THD 8Rx2CH) >102W(at 1KHz 0.1% THD 4Rx2CH)
IHF dynamic power: 8 ohms: 100 W; 4 ohms: 125 W
Damping factor: >90 (ref.8 ohms,20Hz-20KHz)
Frequency response: ±0.18dB(20Hz-20KHz)
Tone Controls: Treble: ±6.0dB at 20KHz; Bass: ±6.0dB at 60Hz
Channel separation: >93dB (1KHz); >72dB (10KHz)
Input sensitivity (for 100 W in 8 ohms): Line In: 550mV; Digital In: -12%FS
Standby power <0.5W
dimensions (W x H x D): 8-5/8" x 3-13/16" x 10-1/2"
Shipping weight: 10.6 lb.

Product Warranty

2 Years

Parts & Labor

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"A genuine one-box hi-fi solution, NAD's C 7 bundles wired and wireless connectivity, slick app-based operation and punchy amplification into a pleasingly small enclosure. In that sense it's very much a junior version of the M1, and those who can live without touchscreen control and Dirac Live room correction should grab a listen. There's energy and detail here aplenty. Call it 'the little amp that could'…"

- Mark Craven, HiFi News, March 25, 222

"The C 700 may be the best value amp between $1000 and $2000. The tuning is just about perfect, and it plays with remarkable scale and finesse. In addition, the simplicity and elegance of its design are hard to beat. Its 5″ screen is beautiful, and it’s amazingly easy to use. While some amps may have more resolution, the C 700’s organic musicality is unmatched at its price."

- paul-cash, Hi-Fi Trends, October 18, 2022

"A genuine one-box hi-fi solution, NAD's C 700 bundles wired and wireless connectivity, slick app-based operation and punchy amplification into a pleasingly small enclosure. In that sense it's very much a junior version of the M10, and those who can live without touchscreen control and Dirac Live room correction should grab a listen. There's energy and detail here aplenty. Call it 'the little amp that could'…"

- Mark Craven, HiFi News, March 25, 2022