quickie2 wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 8:04 pm
Twas I. Won't win though
You never know.
I have been the sole bidder on a couple of Grado cartridges and got them both for a very low price.
Upstairs: VinylPro-Ject 1.2 + Grado Sig Jr + Cambridge Alva Duo DigiVolumio PC + Kiss DP-500 + Sabaj A20d NVA: Cube2 + LS6+ Sabaj A10a (2) + Little Bear MC2 Downstairs: VinylLogic DM101 + Syrinx LE1 + Grado Sig MCX DigiDenafrips Ares II + Volumio PC + Cambridge CXC NVA: P50 (phono)Aiyima A07 MAX (2) + Arcam One HP: Allo DigiOne + Sabaj A10d + AQ NightOwl Office: Allo DigiOne SIG + SMSL M300se + Douk G4 (x2)
Mission 760 + Monolith 887 + German Maestro GMP 450
You could be right about this being a very early NVA model, most integrateds that I can see photos of have the control knobs front left, opposite the input sockets.
This amp has knobs front right and the whole setup is reversed.
Upstairs: VinylPro-Ject 1.2 + Grado Sig Jr + Cambridge Alva Duo DigiVolumio PC + Kiss DP-500 + Sabaj A20d NVA: Cube2 + LS6+ Sabaj A10a (2) + Little Bear MC2 Downstairs: VinylLogic DM101 + Syrinx LE1 + Grado Sig MCX DigiDenafrips Ares II + Volumio PC + Cambridge CXC NVA: P50 (phono)Aiyima A07 MAX (2) + Arcam One HP: Allo DigiOne + Sabaj A10d + AQ NightOwl Office: Allo DigiOne SIG + SMSL M300se + Douk G4 (x2)
Mission 760 + Monolith 887 + German Maestro GMP 450
Modified Airlink BPS 3110S with LDA DC filter
TTs, Kenwood KD 8030 with AT OC9XSH, Opera Consonance Wax Engine mk2 with modified Apheta 2 MC cart, PT TOO awaiting restoration.
LDA MCJ3 phono,Schiit Freya plus pre amp, NAD M23, Audiolab 9000 CD transport, Denafrips Pontus 2 DAC, Mano Ultra2 streamer, Cisco switch, Audio Technica ATH 70 cans, Serhan Swift Mu2 mk2 speakers & NSNO W48.5 speaker cables
Fretless wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 8:21 am
You could be right about this being a very early NVA model, most integrateds that I can see photos of have the control knobs front left, opposite the input sockets.
This amp has knobs front right and the whole setup is reversed.
All the bolt up integrateds I have seen used the pcb from the pre amps which had the volume/source selector/phono sockets/din soldered directly to it, so not hardwired like in later amps.
Also had the phono stage (if fitted) on there too.
This was fitted to the bottom right of the case, with the power amp pcb above it to the centre, with toroid on the left.
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Since I rediscovered vinyl (only a year ago - feels like a decade) my 1985-vintage NVA phono preamp has been in daily use, sounding awesome with a low-output Grado MCX from the same era. I do, as well, have the external PSU that drives the phono board.
RD's original phono stage design was praised back then in the heyday of analogue and the amp here on sale should have that same board.
I see that you are still the only bidder - good luck with that.
We'll keep it a secret here, just between ourselves.
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Upstairs: VinylPro-Ject 1.2 + Grado Sig Jr + Cambridge Alva Duo DigiVolumio PC + Kiss DP-500 + Sabaj A20d NVA: Cube2 + LS6+ Sabaj A10a (2) + Little Bear MC2 Downstairs: VinylLogic DM101 + Syrinx LE1 + Grado Sig MCX DigiDenafrips Ares II + Volumio PC + Cambridge CXC NVA: P50 (phono)Aiyima A07 MAX (2) + Arcam One HP: Allo DigiOne + Sabaj A10d + AQ NightOwl Office: Allo DigiOne SIG + SMSL M300se + Douk G4 (x2)
Mission 760 + Monolith 887 + German Maestro GMP 450