The 1020 is the preamp section of the famous 3020 integrated minus the power amp. I owned the 3020 many years ago and it was a remarkably capable unit for the money. I recently bought a Cambridge 640P for my son's modest system. The Cambridge is more "modern" sounding (more of that squeaky clean sound) but does not have the ease and musicality, and natural dynamics of the NAD. In my opinion you won't find anything in the $150-250 range that will better the 1020, and you may end up with less enjoyable sound. Keep the NAD until you can make a substantial move up.
