LAD who listened to NAD and went MAD

[bunny_hop]

Started off with NAD 3020e - is a very good amp, punches above its weight though rated at 20W can easily deliver good music in a mid sized room. Paired it with Dali Zensor 1 and was a perfect match made in heaven - sounds amazing! for brief period tried with Wharfedale 9.1 but the amp ran hot so I went back to Dali.

Later bought a NAD 3020 the legend - sounds more warm than 3020e and I really liked the sound not for purist but for casual enthusiast its a great amp. Paired it with vintage Accoustic Research AR-4xa and both the amp and speakers will really take you back in time to 1970s and if you just run some pop music of those era they sound great. Tried connecting and listening to vinyl and they do sound good but don't have a great collection of vinyl unfortunately.

Then got a NAD 7020 which is 3020 but with a tuner - its been good to have tuner so it does given you some options but it sounds exactly like 3020 (obvious) at some point will have to decide which one I will hold and which one will let it go (3020 vs 7020)

Now NAD 7155 is on the way - reading good things about it and am very excited to try it out!

 

[rwnano]

Very good I almost exclusively use Harman kardon AVR amplifiers for my system - Irving Bud fried Signature A6 transmission line speakers

 

[bunny_hop]

Very good I almost exclusively use Harman kardon AVR amplifiers for my system - Irving Bud fried Signature A6 transmission line speakers

Have been eyeing some of the HK but just getting to know the models .. whats your view on first HK thats worth trying (vintage & wallet friendly!)

 

[square_wave]

Started off with NAD 3020e - is a very good amp, punches above its weight though rated at 20W can easily deliver good music in a mid sized room. Paired it with Dali Zensor 1 and was a perfect match made in heaven - sounds amazing! for brief period tried with Wharfedale 9.1 but the amp ran hot so I went back to Dali.

Later bought a NAD 3020 the legend - sounds more warm than 3020e and I really liked the sound not for purist but for casual enthusiast its a great amp. Paired it with vintage Accoustic Research AR-4xa and both the amp and speakers will really take you back in time to 1970s and if you just run some pop music of those era they sound great. Tried connecting and listening to vinyl and they do sound good but don't have a great collection of vinyl unfortunately.

Then got a NAD 7020 which is 3020 but with a tuner - its been good to have tuner so it does given you some options but it sounds exactly like 3020 (obvious) at some point will have to decide which one I will hold and which one will let it go (3020 vs 7020)

Now NAD 7155 is on the way - reading good things about it and am very excited to try it out!

Nice. My first real amplifier was the NADC320BEE. It replaced a Pioneer A400. Nads punch way above their weight and can sound quite musical.

 

[square_wave]

Very good I almost exclusively use Harman kardon AVR amplifiers for my system - Irving Bud fried Signature A6 transmission line speakers

Have you tried some of the HK classic stereo integrated amps like the HK 680 or HK 6950R ? They were sought after by HK fans.

 

[rwnano]

Have you tried some of the HK classic stereo integrated amps like the HK 680 or HK 6950R ? They were sought after by HK fans.

No. Only Harman kardon AVR amplifier 3550 ( not HD) and Harman kardon AVR 240

 

[General_sound]

If I recall there was a HK 990 , a 23 kg 150 w x8 ohms doubling at 4 ohms. Had instantaneous peak current of 200amps! Heard it once at JBL Showroom in CR Park( now sadly closed) . Instantly smitten. Very powerful and impactful sound .

 

[square_wave]

If I recall there was a HK 990 , a 23 kg 150 w x8 ohms doubling at 4 ohms. Had instantaneous peak current of 200amps! Heard it once at JBL Showroom in CR Park( now sadly closed) . Instantly smitten. Very powerful and impactful sound .

I think that was one of the newer models. Post 2010. I mentioned the older classics ones because I had listened to those while in market for an integrated amp in the early 2000's. Eventually picked the 320bee.
Those NADs were everywhere those days and they packed quite a punch for their size. They were not super revealing or resolving but were quite musical especially when paired with British loudspeakers. The HKs had a bigger sound with more defined lower bass and upper highs but lacked the beguiling midrange of the NADs.

 

[rwnano]

I think that was one of the newer models. Post 2010. I mentioned the older classics ones because I had listened to those while in market for an integrated amp in the early 2000's. Eventually picked the 320bee.
Those NADs were everywhere those days and they packed quite a punch for their size. They were not super revealing or resolving but were quite musical especially when paired with British loudspeakers. The HKs had a bigger sound with more defined lower bass and upper highs but lacked the beguiling midrange of the NADs.

This aforementioned "HK lower bass" and high current capacity philosophy, accentuates the bass of my Irving Bud Fried Signature A6 transmission line speakers .