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NAD Integrated Comparison

Can anyone offer some experience of differences in sound quality between NAD's C series integrateds?

The C-320bee to C-352 to C-372?
Obviously the amplifier section is different but what about the preamplifier section? I owned a 320bee at one time and found it very musical but lacking in transparency. Are the C-352, C-372 much different/better in that regard or another?

Are the newer C-325/6bee, C-355bee C-375bee much better than the older models?

Right now I'm wanting to drive some Dynaudio Contour 1.3MkIIs but may change things up in the future. Anything else that you'd recommend in the $4-700 price range for them? Heard Naim Nait and Plinius come up a lot in the threads here but they are a little pricier than I'd prefer to go. I could be swayed however. ;) Anything you know of with tone controls(I can hear the snickering already)? How do you think a Bryston B60 would match up?

Thanks.
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pgawan2b
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While I have not used the 320bee, I have owned the C720bee which to my understanding is a 320bee with a tuner. As the upgrade bug hit, I added the C272 power amp but still used the pre-amp in the C720bee. Then when the prices fell, I ended up sending the C720bee to my brother and I purchased the C162 pre-amp instead.

I'm new to this hobby and my ears don't pick up on the same details as most of the members of this forum. However, moving to the C162 pre-amp made an improvement to the sound that I could hear immediately. I hate to use these words because I think they are over used to a point, but the 'sound stage' really opened up in my system with the C162 and had more 'depth' to it.

I've not compared the C162/C272 combo with the C372 so I can't comment on that integrated. If the pre-amp section in the C372 is the same as the C162, then I think you will find an improvement with the C372.

Hope this helps.
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