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Amp play a low volumes?

I'm about ready to buy a NAD C350 but I need to know if it will play at very low volumes. I like to listen to music at night sometimes so I need the amp to only put out a very little. I think I heard somewhere that it has some kind of protection thing that will turn it off automatically at such low volumes, is this correct?

Also, the speakers I plan to buy have a sensitivity of 93db/w, so they will take even less power to get moving right?
jcdem

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joe_b
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I think the protection circuitry you may have read is their "soft clipping" feature which may limit it playing loudly if it runs out of power. Your speakers should not require a lot of power. If you plan to play music softly, I would suggest defeating the soft clipping feature. Your amp will probably sound a little better w/o it.
joe_b
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As a follow up to my comments above, I thought it might be useful to report that I just took delivery of a NAD C350 yesterday. My initial reaction is very favorable and it has not been burned in. The amp plays fine at high and low volume and does not shut down at low volume. It is a very synergistic match for B&W DM602s2's and has thus far outperformed much more expensive equipment with these speakers. I still suggest you leave the soft clipping button in the off position.
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