Owner's Manual

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.
More Connected
The D 3020 offers inputs for your digital and analogue sources.
Coaxial and optical inputs allow many different digital sources to
be connected, including computers, CD and DVD players, set top
boxes and media streamers like AppleTV, or satellite and cable
receivers. There are also analogue inputs including a sophis-
ticated MM Phono input. Far from just another set of sockets,
this Phono stage includes highly accurate RIAA equalization, an
Infrasonic Warp Filter, and features both high overload margins
and extremely low noise.
Stream with Bluetooth
The D 3020 delivers the convenience of wireless streaming with
its Bluetooth
®
capability. Stream all your music from a smart-
phone, tablet, or laptop. The D 3020 even supports the highest
audio quality Bluetooth aptX
®
that is becoming ever more pop-
ular for its excellent sound quality and low power consumption
compared to Wi-Fi.
Power that Truly Delivers
Power output may sound small at 30W per channel, but like all
NAD amplifiers this is very misleading, as a properly designed
30W amplifier can sound superior to a 100W amplifier from a
lesser brand. With its very small form factor, the D 3020 will
astound many for its ability to drive difficult loudspeakers to
satisfying levels without adding noise or distortion.
Mean and Green
The D 3020’s highly efficient design wastes less energy, requir-
ing 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 consum-
ing less power and using fewer non-renewable resources in
manufacturing.