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A subwoofer should not only supply powerful low bass throughout your home theater; an ideal subwoofer should also be able to reproduce concise musical elements. The designers at Elemental Designs take both of these requirements to heart.
Though not widely known, Elemental Designs has been creating home-theater products for quite some time, and are perhaps best known for their high-quality, high-value subwoofers. They began as a distribution and design company that built their finished speakers and subwoofers using parts made by other speaker manufacturers. That has changed in recent years, however; ED now builds many of their own subassemblies, including their own subwoofer drivers. Their self-contained production line features driver construction, a full machine shop, and a measurement system.
The name NAD has long been synonymous with quality and affordability. The company was founded over 30 years ago, its name an acronym for New Acoustic Dimension. According to NAD’s website, the founders wanted to use their ingenuity to provide the customer with maximum value, but not at great expense. According to them, going for simplicity and high value encourages the kind of thinking that produces excellence. Having heard of NAD for many years, I was eager to spend some time with their Classic Series C 326BEE two-channel integrated amplifier.