There seems to be a concensus that the "atmosphere" plays a great part in a live venue performance. Perhaps the recording engineers could help recreate this by introducing random coughing, rustling crisp packets and mobile phone ring tones to add some realism. Or should we just appreciate ...

Sorry, my mistake. - brain fade. Of course it's Class D; I should not have said Class A initially. Blame my age!

Karatestu: Class A amp was a Pear Drop from BT Electronics. Excellent value but sometimes the sound was a little "grating". Changing just the amp in the system seems to have removed a harsh sibilance which was present on some vinyl. Certainly the NVA seems a more "relaxed" sound ...

My starter system arrived today - much sooner than the estimated time when ordered and a further week earlier than Paul quoted last week. All credit for the speedy delivery and the prompt email replies to my queries. The system is "running in" as I write but I am already impressed. I had c...

Lindsayt: Whilst I do not know the sound quality of StevetheShadow's speakers I think the ready made Cesti's possibly represent better value. I don't know the complete finish build cost of Steve's speakers but my Cesti's cost little more than £300. Of course the satisfaction of building your own spe...

Thank you all for your welcome messages - I feel at home already. In answer to some of your questions: The Cesti speakers will, I think, be stayers. I have for years had a respect for Ted Jordan's full range speaker designs and as I have matured (got old) and my hearing has naturally lost the higher...

Hi DavyTed. Hope you are enjoying the nva starter system. What speakers and source(s) are you using with it ? Stu The starter bundle I only ordered beginning of this week and delivery is 4 - 6 weeks so I have to be patient - not my strong point! Sources are a cheap Tangent CD player with Micromega ...

Hi All, I've been lurking on here for some time and decided to join having just ordered a "starter bundle" from NVA. Previously had a Project Audio based system on the basis it was compact and unobtrusive but have decided to make the the loft conversion my music room - at least when the gr...

As a newbie on here, never mind what defines a world class amp - what are world class ears because regardless of price or design class surely it's how the amp sounds to the individual parting with their money matters.