NAD 270/NAD C350

mattman:
and which speakers do you have???

cause i have jm labs cobalts 810 which are floor standing too.
but im planning adding 270 to my 350 as you did exactly for bi amping.

bye.

andreas

I wouldn't do it and would suspect all you would hear is a tad more bass. I added power to my NAD receiver and realized it was a waste. Hardly any difference at all.

I have the Cobalt 816 and I think that they like a lot of power. I had a C350 that I used for a while and it worked ok, but once I upgraded to a bigger amp the sound improved greatly, especially in the bass. Right now I have a Conrad Johnson PV-10B pre and a B&K ST125.2 power amp. I added the CJ first so for a while I was running the CJ as pre with the power section of the C350. But then once I put in the B&K, it was a tremendous difference. Much more weight and authority in the bass, and also a more open, relaxed sound.

I don't know the specs on the Cobalt 810 but if its like the 816, the extra power could make a nice difference.

Andreas,
I had the Nad C370 integrated amp a while back and the best thing I did with it was to bypass the pre section with a volume control Dac.
I would think twice before using any Nad int. amp as a pre. I think you would be better served to sell your Nad equipment and look for a new integrated or separates.
Scott

Andreas, I have a pair of Tannoy MX-3's. The Tannoy's are not the best speakers I've owned or the worst. They are just consitantly "decent" not great and not bad. They sounded good with the C350 by itself. Like I said in my other post, I really wasn't out to buy a C270 to add to the C350; I just found a good deal. Another reason for buying the C270 is that I have a Bottlehead Foreplay preamp kit, that one of these days I'll build and I thought the C270 would work good with it. Plus I figured it couldn't hurt to have a decent amp around in case I needed it. Or like I said, using the C350/C270 with bigger speakers like Vandersteens or Paradigms. You might hear more of a difference adding the C270 to your speakers than I heard with mine.
-matt