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title: "NAD - D 3020 Hybrid Digital Integrated Amp"
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# 24/96 DAC aptX Bluetooth 2x30W Power NAD - D 3020 Hybrid Digital Integrated Amp

**Brand:** nad
**Price:** € 21.27
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## Summary

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- **What is this?** NAD - D 3020 Hybrid Digital Integrated Amp by nad
- **How much does it cost?** € 21.27 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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- nad enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted nad brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Precision DAC:** Immerse yourself in 24bit/96k audio quality with Asynchronous USB input.
- • **Dynamic Powerhouse:** >100W Dynamic Power at 4 Ohms for an electrifying performance.
- • **Seamless Streaming:** Enjoy aptX Bluetooth for high-fidelity music streaming.
- • **Unleash Your Sound:** Experience 2x30W of pure audio bliss with 0.00% THD.
- • **Versatile Connectivity:** Connect effortlessly with Optical, Coaxial, and Analog inputs.

## Overview

The NAD D 3020 Hybrid Digital Integrated Amp combines a powerful built-in amplifier and preamp with advanced digital audio capabilities, including a 24/96 DAC and Bluetooth streaming, making it the perfect choice for audiophiles and casual listeners alike.

## Description

Save on a Critically Acclaimed Modern Marvel: 24-bit/96kHz DAC, aptX Bluetooth, Headphone Amp, and the Sound of NAD's D 3020 Hybrid Digital Integrated Amp Rival Success of the Original 3020 The original NAD 3020 amplifier changed the landscape for audiophiles on a budget. NAD's D 3020 hybrid digital integrated amplifier is doing the same. A great-sounding amplifier first, D 3020 also comes equipped with an asynchronous 24-bit/96k DAC, aptX Bluetooth music streaming, digital and analog inputs, a fantastic-sounding headphone amplifier, remote control and much more. Find out why The Absolute Sound calls it “a small miracle of packaging and portability.” You'll find inputs for your computer and for other digital and analog sources. The USB input uses asynchrounous mode to insure the lowest possible jitter (timing errors) from notoriously unstable computer audio outputs and supports 24-bit/96kHz music files. Coaxial and optical inputs allow many different digital sources to be connected, from CD and DVD disc players, to set top boxes like AppleTV or satellite and cable receivers. There are also analog inputs for iPods and older non-digital audio components like FM tuners. D 3020 , with its wireless Bluetooth capability, can stream music from smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It even supports the highest audio quality Bluetooth aptX that is becoming more popular for its excellent sound quality and low power consumption compared to Wi-Fi. Power output may sound small at 30 watts per channel, but like all NAD amplifiers, this can be very misleading as a properly designed 30W amplifier can often sound superior to a 100W amplifier from a lesser brand. More important, D 3020 can drive real loudspeakers to satisfying levels without adding noise or distortion. It's highly efficient design wastes less energy resulting in cool running and longer life.

## Features

- Built-in Amp, Preamp, 24/96 DAC, Bluetooth
- 2 x 30W @ 0.00% THD, >100W Dynamic Power @ 4 Ohms
- aptX Bluetooth Music Streaming
- 24bit/96k Asynchronous USB input (type B)
- Optical and Coaxial Digital Inputs, analog inputs

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: I don't know, what model to buy: 1050 or 3020. Same price. Owners, why did you buy 3020? Because of bluetooth and remote?**
A: If all you need is a DAC that will drive headphones and or input to an amplifier, then the D 1050 is preferable because it's DAC is an even better DAC than the one in D 3020.  It can handle up to 24/192.  The D 3020, however, still a very good DAC and the D 3020can drive speakers, receive Bluetooth, etc.  It can handle up to 24/96.

**Q: This has sub output. Is there a high frequency cutoff - and if yes, is it adjustable? Also, for speaker amp, is there a low frequency cutoff to match?**
A: From NAD Support ticket reply dated 5/20/2016:Hello StuartThank you for contacting the NAD Electronics Support Center regarding the D3020. The speaker outputs are full range, no EQ or roll off, there is a "BASS BOOST" to increase the 80Hz response in bookshelf speakersWe hope this information is helpful.Kind regards,JackieThis is an excerpt from the D-3020 Data Sheet:"..we have brought back NAD's Bass EQ feature, a low Q filter centered on 80Hz with about 7dB of boost."

**Q: Anyone drive the Magnapan MMG with this?   How about the larger 1.7?  Does it work fine for smallish rooms? Looking for bass authority also.**
A: I actually auditioned both the Magnepan MMG and the MG12 on the NAD 3020 D. While they both played surprisingly loud (and the speakers themselves actually reached lower frequencies than I expected) I don't expect you'd get bass "authority" from either of those speakers, whatever amp you're using. But the 3020 D definitely drove both models competently. I was actually more impressed with the NAD than the Magnepans I'd gone into audition, and left the store with the 3020 D and no speakers.

**Q: can you stream audio**
A: If you are using your computer as the streaming source, yes.  Otherwise no.  Consider the NAD D 7050 if you want to stream directly from your network.Dick from Spearit Sound.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Absolutely Perfect For My Needs
  

*by J***G on Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2014*

The NAD D3020 is my first NAD product.  I went through several products before finally discovering this.1. I needed an external DAC for my PC, my first venture into better-than-built-in-motherboard sound.2. I wanted a unit that had a smaller footprint than a full-sized A/V receiver, which is about 17.25" wide on average.  I need it to be placed on a narrow bookshelf that I have.3. I wanted an amplifier that did not have any audible hiss during soft passages or silence, since this will be used on a computer and most of the time it won't be generating any sounds unless I'm gaming or playing music/movies.4. I wanted a remote control for power and volume5. I would love to have bluetooth streaming functionality built-in without having to add another device.At first, I started with an AudioEngine D1 DAC paired with their N22 amplifier.  This sounded great, don't get me wrong, but I quickly found that the lack of a remote control and bluetooth started to bug me.  Also, it would have been nice to have everything in 1 unit instead of 2.  AudioEngine makes great sounding products of very high quality, but it was missing a couple of features I really wanted.I ended up looking at the Teac UDH01 integrated amplifier.  The Teac has everything I wanted - a remote, small footprint, integrated DAC with amplifier.  The only thing it didn't have was built-in bluetooth.  I thought, hey bluetooth isn't such a big deal since I'll be playing music from my PC most of the time, so I almost pulled the trigger on this until I happened to find a couple of YouTube videos reviewing the TEAC.One of the videos compared the TEAC to another product called the NAD D3020 and how the NAD sounded better in subjective testing.  Intrigued but skeptical about someone else's "subjective" opinion, I looked it up and found this.  After doing days of reading and watching videos on this unit, I finally ordered it from Amazon and waited anxiously for its arrival.The unit is very much everything I have wanted on my wish list.  It is a single unit with a built-in DAC, amplifier, remote and bluetooth.On top of those, it has some features which I consider icing on the cake - multiple inputs (analog, digital, coaxial, usb) and a dedicated sub-out.UnboxingThe box it came in was very nice and everything was packaged well in a clamshell type flip-up lid.  When I unboxed it, the quality of the unit really surprised me.  This little amp is heavy, sturdy, and feels solid.  There is nothing cheap feeling about it.  The terminals are gold plated.  There is a high quality matte velvet finish that you would expect in a luxury vehicle interior instead of on the sides of an audio component.  The gloss piano black trim is a very nice contrast to the matte sides.  The volume knob has good resistance and won't spin after you let go, even if you tried hard.  It takes actually a little more effort to turn than you would expect - a very solid feel.InstallationStraightforward - I downloaded the drivers off their site for my OS and got ready to install.  You don't even need the instructions, everything is like I said, straightforward.  Speaker cables to red and black, hook up the USB to your PC, AC adaptor to the power strip, and you're good to go.OperationLook and feel - there is a display on the front which is hidden when turned off behind the black gloss plastic front.  You can only see it when the unit is powered on, which is like a stealth look.  I like it a lot.  The display shows the current input as well as the current decibel setting (volume).  A little different than most, it shows the volume in decibels (-60db, -40db, -20db, etc) rather than a range of say 1-10.The volume knob is not notched - meaning you don't feel any clicks as you turn.  It's completely smooth.  There's also no limit on turning, meaning there is not start and stop points.  it just spins and spins as long as you keep turning it.  This is not necessarily a good or bad thing, just thought I would mention it.  Most of the time I will be controlling everything by the remote control anyway.RemoteThis is not some credit card remote - it feels solid and up-scale.  It has the same nice matte finish on the top with the smooth piano black on the bottom, same as the amplifier.  I really like the construction of it.  Buttons are responsive and I have had no range issues.  It is infrared, so line of sight is required, in case you plan on putting this unit behind a closed door that isn't glass or see-through.  It's slightly bigger than the AppleTV remote, which it shares some design cues with.InstallationThe unit powered on and when I booted up my PC, it was detected and installed it right away.  I am using Windows 7.  Even without the drivers, it started playing sounds with no problems.  I installed their drivers anyway, but I didn't see or hear any differences.SoundThe sound is on par with that of the AudioEngine setup I had.  I'm not an audiophile but I can certainly hear the difference between the built-in sound of the motherboard and a dedicated external dac/amp setup.  The thing I noticed the most was the spaciousness.  I've always wondered what that word really refers to when audiophiles use it to describe a product and now I know.When I was listening to music on this setup, I kept thinking that someone was either a) at my window to my right, outside hanging like Spiderman or b) down the stairway to my left, having broken into my house and is robbing my ass.  I kept hearing little sounds in my songs that I had never heard before, details coming from even further away than the speakers themselves, it seems.  This kept making me jerk my head to the left or right to see where that came from.  I think that is what they are referring to as spaciousness.  The clarity of the music has to be heard to be appreciated.  The staging (pinpoining location of sounds when your eyes are closed) is pretty much locked on the dead center of my monitor on vocals - something I did not have before with the motherboard built-in sound card.  The AudioEngine setup had excellent sound and imaging as well, and I would be lying if I said I could prefer one sound over the other, they sound almost the same to me, although the NAD sounded "smoother" if there was a word to describe it at all.It does take it a bit to get up to volume though.  I am pushing two PolkAudio RT25i bookshelf passive speakers with this amp.  To get it to the point where it is "wow that's just about loud enough to disturb my neighbors" it takes a setting up to -20db or so.  On this amp's scale that is 4 out of 5 on the volume.  Which is fine, since I will almost never play my music that loud, maybe for 1 song or so but that's it.  So if you're wanting to rattle everything in your home, this isn't the amp for you.I added a PolkAudio PSW10 powered 10" sub to the system and hooked it up to the dedicated sub out on the back of the D3020.  Works without any issues and sounds great.When the volume is turned all the way up to maximum, and no music is playing, I do not hear any audible hiss coming from the speakers whatsoever, which is almost impossibly impressive to me, as a I have always had audible hiss during silence with every system I have owned, including the Grace Digital and AudioEngine setups.Bluetooth works just as advertised.  I did not notice any degraded audio quality while streaming from my iPad (no crackles, distortion or audible pops that I could tell).  Syncing with the unit is as easy as you would think.  The unit comes up on my iPad as NAD D3020 or something like that.Notes:1. The sub out on the back of the D3020 is a 3.5mm out, not an RCA like most would expect a sub out to be.  You will need a 3.5 to RCA adaptor to hook it up to a powered sub with a preamp in, or just get a cable that is 3.5 to RCA like I did so you don't have to deal with losing quality with any adaptors. (not that it matters much since it's a sub, but true audiophiles will disagree).2. The unit comes with 4 rubber feet stickers you can put on the bottom.  I highly suggest you use them.  The unit isn't completely flat on the bottom so it tilts and rocks a tiny bit.  Plus you don't want to scuff up that beautiful finish.  You can use the unit vertically or horizontally, which is probably why they let you put the stickers where you would like, depending on your application.3. The volume is very granular.  It takes a full 360 degree turn of the knob to notice any change in volume.  It's very precise.  The remote, however, is not.  If you click the volume up button it barely registers any audible increase in volume.  However, holding down the volume up button for half a second will equate to a jump of about 1.5 full rotations manually on the knob.  Takes a little getting used to but no big deal.4. You will need a paper clip or small pick to remove the battery compartment of the remote to install the battery initially (it's a watch battery) which is included.5. The power supply is in the actual unit itself, not as an AC adaptor brick or inline in the cord, which is nice and convenient, although audiophiles will argue that having a power supply so close to the DAC would increase chances of introducing interference and noise.Wish List:  Not much to want more out of this than it already gives you.  If I had to nit pick I would say:1. a way to change the bluetooth name of the unit so if you have more than 1 in the house, it can be named "Living Room" or "Bedroom" etc.  (there already may be a way for me to change this since I haven't exactly opened up the manual yet)2.  I can't seem to think of anything else I'd like to add to this unit.  It's darn near perfect.ConclusionI love this thing!  It has everything I need and want, plus some other inputs for future expansion.  The only thing I don't like is the price of the unit.  $499 is pretty steep for a 30 watt/channel dac/amp but considering that the Teac is priced $100 lower, and doesn't have bluetooth, and the AudioEngine combination is $369 for the Dac and Amplifier, you have to ask yourself, is the build quality, fit, finish, bluetooth and the convenience of all this in one unit worth an extra $100 over the TEAC and $130 over the AudioEngines?  I would have liked to see it priced at $399 or even $449 instead but in the end you get what you pay for.I hope this review helps you decide either yay or nay on this unit.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Big issue found by drive Kef Ls50, but still sweet sound and powerful!  & Fun: Nad D3020 vs Mcintosh Ma6600
  

*by N***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2014*

Folks must think I am crazy because I drive KEF LS50 by this little box with just Class D 30 watts per channel outputs.  Yes!  that's what exactly I did!The idea D3020 & LS50 combo was for breakfast dining area and I didn't want to make too much mess on the kitchen counter, so NAD D3020 was my best-buy as its little size, sexy looking and of course audiophile level sweet sound. Thanks for the stereophile.com article " the entry level #35" by Stephen Mejias posted Oct 25 2013.  That was his idea to put Kef together with this little Nad box.NAD D3020 came 2days early right before KEF LS50 arrived.  I am not sure if D3020 could really played well with Kef so I carefully open the box and remain all accessories unopened except power-cord in case of returning.  My current stereo system is Elac FS247 + Mcintosh MA 6600 + Marantz SA-7si; all hooked up with Kimber KS1126 XLR, Nordost Red Dawn bi-wire and shunyata power snake 8.  There's no way to drive Elac Fs247 by D3020 and I don't have any single shut-gun speaker cables. Then I went to one of my guest room where has 5.1 channels that I could drive 2 front Martin Logan motion12 by this little box.It was cheap monster bulk cable + DIY banana connected with Oppo bdp 103d.  I loaded  up  keith Jarrett’s Standards Vol 2( Gold collection Japan mini LP edition). Playback… WOW!!!  Sound was so crystal clear, I could even feel the finger movement of keith Jarrett.  Martin Logan Motion 12 is a 3way floorstanding speaker, how could NAD D3020 handle it so good?  Because speaker its sensitivity at 92dB ?!  okay, I will wait for the KEF and see what’s going on.2days later, kef ls50 arrived. It took another day to broken in. yeah, you are right! 24 hours is not enough but I just can’t wait. To keep the NAD D3020 or return to Amazon; it must has a decision.This time I took KEF&NAD to my stereo system room. Again, use monster bulk speaker cable as is,  I don’t have stands for kef so just took 2 solid wood chest and replaced exactly where Elac FS 247 is, then 2 solid marble on top of the chest, 4 Sorbothane vibration isolator pads on each of marble and we all set!  $40 cheap Xrca cable hooked up with Marantz SA-7Si.  Now Let’s Start The Show!Playback – NAD D3020  vs  Mcintosh MA6600Trainspotting #2 (Soundtracks 7243 8 21265 2 2)Track 1. Choose Life.Nad D3020: Ewan Mcgregor was running, yeah he ran but just for fun, you didn’t really feel that he wanted to hurry up and there’s no one chasing him at all.  WEAK!  Yes, but you won’t expect to speeding drive in Los Angeles at 5pm on FWY405 any-days.  Marantz+Nad+Kef  deserve more warm sound but techno(reference series is another story)Mcitosh MA6600:  Ewan Mcgregor was running and this time he wore some soft of running shoes, you could feel he’s a little bit faster, but still no one chasing him at all.Stardivarius on Gold CD ( Japanese edition G-G1001)Track 1. Meditation.  ( good record but awful performance)Nad D3020:  So smooth, you could even smelled violin, it was kinda special fragrance which only obtained by violin.Mcintosh MA6600:  it was smooth, it was a playback and it was a good record.Here’s To Ben – Jacintha. ( FIM XRCD 020)Track 3. Danny boyNad D3020:  sweet sound, details, her breath, her lip… and more.Mcintosh Ma6600:  same as D3020, but more details, more live.The Super Extened resolution Sound OF TMB ( FIM  XRCD 018)Track 8.  I’m a fool to want you --- Tsuyoshi Yamamoto TrioNad D3020: by Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, I feel the movement from his fingers where music comes from.Mcintosh MA6600:  More 3D sound, clear Trio image.Flamenco – Pepe romero LIM K2HD 022Track 1  FarrucasNad D3020: I couldn’t believe this little box could dance so~~ well. So powerful in its 30 watts!!!Mcintosh MA6600: wonderful dance with more energy comes out, deeper, specious but guitar not as musical as D3020.Delicatessen  ( bande originale du film -- Remark 849 345 – 2)Track 2 Tika Tika walk.Nad D3020:  I feel the “fun” on what it should be just like in the movies. It was in its right colors, not too bright, not too dark.  That’s the color what Jean-Pierre Jeunet want.  Exactly same as his movie’s color.Mcintosh Ma6600:  I feel more movement at back stage, more live; still have fun. But colors…... I feel it was more like an American movie but French movie.We Get Requests – The Oscar Peterson Trio ( LIM K2HD 032)Track 1. You Look Good To Me.Nad D3020: wow! When music started, Ray brown jumped in with his amazing finger and some whispers(Just like Keith Jarrett's signature whispers... Ha). That was interesting! And I felt something came out from LS50’s low ends, oh, that’s the bass.  Wait, does LS50 really has its low end?  It not supposed to!Mcintosh Ma6600:  powerful tight bass,  more live. spacious, more details.Beyond The Missouri Sky – Charlie Haden & Pat Mentheny(VERVE 537 130-2)Track 1. Waltz For RuthNad D3020:  guitar and bass  presented its wood smell but lack clarify image, background was a little bit dark.Mcintosh Ma6600:  bright, clarify image. Guitar and Bass well combined, everything is better than Nad, but again, not as musical as Nad.Now I know what should I do.  KEEP IT! Opened all accessories.  Cool remote control, but not good design for the battery reload.  Also, it is very hard to found a replacement for its power cord if you deserve a more audiophile level cord.  Nad D3020 could be very hot, yes, I mean it could be very very HOT when it drove Kef LS50 playback for 2 or 3 hours.  Other than that, this little box just sweet! So sweet!!  I will keep them and play with them later on its other functions. I spend more and more hours with Nad D3020 and never feel the time. Once a while, touch sensor power button doesn’t work properly but it doesn’t bother me at all because remote works great.  That was my honeymoon; not perfect but sweet.This morning, I opened up D3020 and played a disc then I went out for jogging.  D3020 was on until I came back. I put another SACD, playback, suddenly, this sweet box started  to switch its inputs automatically none stop like crazy.  I tried to use remote control to let it stop but it didn’t work so I turned it off .  Restarted, again, it was swing in between those inputs like crazy.  I completely shut it off for about 40 minutes and then turned on.  It stopped crazy swing dance and worked like normal.I did some research and found no one has same problem as I had.  Nad updated its firmware to 2.5 on Jan 24th  2014 for not to turn off automatically only.  This is my guess. I’ve loaded too much on Nad d3020 especially with Kef LS50. When it’s hot, some potential defect has been activated and output has reached its peak and out of control.  I wish NAD could update its firmware to fix this unusual bug.I called Amazon 30days free tech support. Scott E was a nice guy, he did full refund with no other questions after I’ve told  issue.  Actually, I would like to keep NAD D3020 if there’s no such a big issue; it is pain to watch this sexy box to go crazy swing. And it is more painful because I had to turn it off at least 40 mins for the next music journey.  Or maybe I should found another tube Amp(Rogue cronus) for Kef LS50? Let’s see…..Ps. Here's current firmware 2.5 link:  [...]

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
    Bueno pero el control remoto no tanto.
  
  

*by G***L on Reviewed in Mexico on September 20, 2017*

Cumple bien con sus funciones, suena bastante  bien pero el control remoto no me convence.Yo tengo la versión del control que sí es legible (blanco sobre negro) pero el volumen desde él simplemente no responde.Por todo lo demás muy bien.

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