NAD 3020

Then i would say: go for it if you have speakers that you feel sound a little bit lean, then i would say: go for it if you like its connectivity and i...

It just delivers it in such a nice fashion. You know what can i say this is why this amp sold like mad.

It's a great sounding little amplifier. This little amp is got a lot of steam.

Have just made the switch from my KRK powered studio monitors to the combo of this NAD 3020 and AR38s speakers handed from from my old man. Speakers required re-foaming but for $150 all in I’m a happy man! They sound fantastic and I’m sure my neighbors agree. Christened them with the best sounding record I’ve purchased recently, Grant Green’s Born to be Blue.

In my office I have a pair of LS50s (and another pair in my listening room) basically operating in nearfield on my desk with a NAD D 3020 v2. I was a bit hesitant on using the 3020 due to what seemed like a possible power mismatch, but I like to keep my desk clean and a small integrated seemed the way to go. With a tiny sprinkling of REW EQ magic they ended up sounding amazing with a wide sound field (expected with the LS50s) but also one that extended fairly deep behind the speakers; this was something of a miracle since these are less than a foot from the wall behind them in a very untreated room.

I liked the NAD 3020 especially for the vertical position, but someone mentioned it may struggle to power speakers? Emotiva A-100 basX was out of the question due to massive size. I REALLY want to keep the items on my desk to a minimum in surface area, but if I can neatly stack units vertically, I'm ok with that. What else can achieve that with plenty of power to run the RB42's and my headphones?.

The thing randomly shuts off after 3-4 minutes of use whether on USB input or Aux input. Then it just started turning off completely. It's getting sent straight back to Amazon. That leaves me upping my budget to either the NAD 3020 V2 or the PS Audio Sprout 100.