Nad 3020 Thought's

[Oerets]

Nad 3020 Thoughts

Giving a new to me NAD 3020A a audition and WOW ! just 20W ?
Nice surprize , might keep it around for awhile ...
Except for the thump at power on / off and needng a deoxit treatment pretty sweet Intergrated amp ..

Anyone who gets a chance to own one better do it IMHO ....


Barney

 

[Nakdoc]

Try sliding the "soft clip" switch on the rear to "ON" and crank the volume. It is a very nice match with Polks.

 

[Oerets]

Thanks for the tip,
Haven't moved it as that's where it was set when recieved. Do you know what the Lab in is used for ?
The thump is slight not to bad , just at power up or shut down , I just make sure volume is low . Seems to me I remember that this was a common complaint with this unit .



Barney

 

[Nakdoc]

Lab in bypasses the rumble filter. The thump is leaky J111 FETS in the pre out. It will get worse. Try and find replacements soon.

 

[Oerets]

Thanks for the heads up , will be on my next order.



Barney

 

[ET16]

Thoughts not "thought's". It's a creeping disease the 's plurals.

 

[Mysteryed]

As is punctuation outside quotation marks. And yet, I understood both communications.

 

[ET16]

As is punctuation outside quotation marks. And yet, I understood both communications.

That's actually variable, but I get your point.

 

[BalancedXLR]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eg_Et6yyFTE :butt1::butt2::butt1:

 

[vincedog3]

very nice Integrated. What really started the audio revolution for NAD and all of us audiophiles not going broke in the process. I love NAD gear for everything you get and the one thing you don't....that is broke.Way cool you got your 3020. Enjoy.

 

[Andyman]

The thump is leaky J111 FETS in the pre out. It will get worse. Try and find replacements soon.

OK, I'll bite: what are J111 FETS???

OK, I found them.
Are the leads uniform from brand to brand so I can just solder a new one in?

 

[BalancedXLR]

They are J111 JFET transistors (junction field effect)