NAD 3030 experience


has anyone owned this or still uses it today? Any opinions to share?

On that note, anyone excited about the brand new NAD 3050? (still no real reviews anywhere)

My 2 cents: the 3050 design is absolutely botched. It looks like a Christmas tree (in April) compared to the flawlessly pleasing looking 3030. Why change it if it worked!?

grislybutter

I had two NAD 3020's back in '78-81. $199 each! Used as single-channel amps for the midrange and treble of an active crossover bi-amp speaker system. The bass was handled by two Audionics CC2 amps, one per channel. Never had any trouble with the two 3020's.

It's interesting to read comments on NAD product from 40 years ago- and people applying their experience from a lifetime ago with a $200 amp at the time to what a new NAD amp may or may not be...

I recently had my 3020 serviced in St. Louis.  It needed a new power switch.  Purchased it in 87 right before undergrad ... still looks and sounds good.  

The latest podcast from John Darko/Darko Audio has an interview with the product manager for the 3050. All the questions and issues you have are covered in that.

@rumblestrip 

that's what made me write the post (and I referenced it above). They didn't talk about the 3030 much for today's usability, which is what I was curious about. The bid has since doubled on ebay so I will likely lose out on it.