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Question about NAD 320BEE

I am currently helping a friend put together a budget two-channel audio system, and I have been intending to build the system around an NAD 320BEE amplifier. My friend threw a curveball at me today when she told me that she wants the amplifier to be capable of driving a separate, alternative set of speakers in another part of her house away from the listening room (actually outside the house on her deck) when she is entertaining outside.

Can one of you guys with an NAD 320BEE integrated amp tell me whether there are two sets of speaker outputs on the amplifier? If not, does anyone have any creative ideas about how to elegantly accommodate this request (other than the obvious possibility of just changing the speaker cable connections on the back of the amp whenever she wants to switch between the two pairs of speakers)?

Thanks for your help.
cincy_bob
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rar1
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Bob:

The NAD C320BEE does not support two sets of speakers. You would need to move up to the C372 to have that happen.

Other options ... try the Outlaw Audio RR2150 stereo receiver or the Cambridge Audio 540 or 640.

Regards, Rich
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
a second for the outlaw receiver.
pabelson
344 posts
 
If budget is a concern, look at conventional stereo receivers from Denon or Yamaha, which can accommodate two sets of speakers. For your purposes, these units can hold their own with the NAD.
porziob
316 posts
 
Buy a speaker switch box, & you can use the NAD.
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