Real World Performance
NAD rewrote the rules for amplifiers when designing the original 3020. Instead of letting laboratory test equipment have the last word, we made sure that we could properly drive real loudspeakers with real music for the real world. The D 3020 lives up to this promise through a unique implementation of NAD PowerDrive™ developed by Edvardsen, that allows low impedance drive (current) and high dynamic power (voltage) at vanishingly low distortion levels. This refinement of PowerDrive combined with a precision soft clipping circuit, lets the D 3020 sound even more powerful than it already is. An innovative Bass EQ circuit helps small speakers sound big without overdriving or damaging ported woofers.
Stream with Bluetooth
The D 3020 V2 delivers the convenience of wireless streaming with its Bluetooth® capability. Stream all your music from a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. The D 3020 even supports the highest audio quality Bluetooth, aptX®, which is becoming ever more popular for its excellent sound quality and low power consumption compared to Wi-Fi.
Mean and Green
The D 3020’s highly efficient design wastes less energy, requiring only 20% of the power needed by traditional Hi-Fi amplifiers. It’s like trading in a gas guzzling car for a hybrid vehicle. Standby power consumption is a miniscule <0.5W. NAD has taken amplification to new lows, with lower distortion, lower noise, and lower power consumption. NAD’s major focus is to find new technology that improves musical performance while consuming less power and using fewer non-renewable resources in manufacturing.
Audio Specs
- Rated Power at 8 ohms
- 2 x 30 Watts
- IHF Dynamic Power 8 ohms
- 2 x 60 Watts
- 4 ohms
- 2 x 100 Watts
- 2 ohms
- 2 x 150 Watts
- Signal/Noise Ratio (A-weighted, ref. 1 Watt)
- ≥90dB
- Channel Separation 1kHz
- ≥75dB
- 10kHz
- ≥65dB
- Channel Balance
- 0 ±0.3dB
- Frequency Response (20Hz – 20kHz)
- 0dB to -0.3dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion
- ≤0.005%
- Maximum input level
- 5V
- IMD (SMPTE)
- 0.02%
- IMD (CCIF)
- 0.003%
MM Phono Input
- Phono Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- >82 dB (200 ohms source, A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out)
76 dB (MM cartridge source, IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out) - Input sensitivity
- 1.15 mV (ref. 500 mV out, Volume maximum)
- Maximum input signal at 1kHz
- >90 mVrms (ref. 0.1 % THD)
- Frequency response
- ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
General
- Standby Power
- ≤0.5 Watts
- Supports bit rate/sample rate
- up to 24/192 (via Digital Audio input)
- Unit Dimensions (W x H x D) Gross
- 58 x 186 x 219mm
- 2 5/16 x 7 3/8 x 8 5/8”
- Net Weight
- 1.38kg (3.05lb)
- Shipping Weight
- 2.1kg (4.6lb)