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Whats your take on a NAD 3020, I truly believe it defined stereo and still does!

No matter what I have on the audio front, this old baby just flows through my home.The tone is pure ...she is my reference and always be such.Am i the only one who loves the old girls?Rotel, Marantz, HK, Arcam, Cambridge and retro including class A all have a unique sound.
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roberjerman
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I had two NAD 3020's back in '78-'80! Used them with DCM Time Windows and Tangent RS2's. A favorite of Peter Aczel (The Audio Critic), who found them preferable to most $2K pre/power amps of the time! A home run for NAD!
roberjerman
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Even today I still could live happily with the original 3020!
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tomic601
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In my Garage system
Nakamichi deck, 3020A. Dynaco A-25 :-)

yes the 3020 was fantastic, beefy output devices, decent power supply, shorting bars to split pre and power
bit of a nasty turn on thump and avoid soft clipping feature but an amazing $218 product 
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mapman
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I had similar 7020 receiver as a backup for many years. Picked it up in an alabama pawn shop in 1986. Unique somewhat dark and warm sound. Very solid pre-amp. COuld be used as pre-amp, power amp, receiver or tuner. VEry versatile! Also did a respectable job driving most any speaker with only 20 w/ch. Soft clipping feature helped! It served me well!
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