Yes sorry about that James but it is ridiculously heavy and would probably need a crate or similar... so pick-up only I am afraid.. :(
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Bum!!! Ta tho, someone's going to get something a bit special I guess
I have just skimmed through this thread, there is a lot of misinformation here; there is also people pasting comments from [a banned forum] which muddies the waters even further, and it has become a bit like the blind leading the blind. Lets not be like lemmings believing all that we read.
I thought I would just clear up a couple of points:
The amp IS working and it has been for maybe nine months or so. The amp failed and was repaired. An EE friend of mine repaired it and when he was listening to it he mentioned that he heard a slight crackle from one channel and asked me to listen through my system to see what I thought as his hearing is not the best as he has partial hearing in one ear, but his wife said it was spot on and clear as a bell. I have never got round to running it through my system as I have spent much of this last year in hospital. Anyway, I just rigged the amp up to some spare speakers and all is good, I am always impressed how good this amp sounds.
I have posted a video below of the amp working 30 minutes ago, as you can tell I am no videographer :eek: (EDIT) The video is taking bloody ages to upload, when It's done I'll post it, maybe tomorrow)
I'll also say, contrary to some of the miss information on this thread that has been written by people who have never tried to fix an NVA amp; NVA amps are probably the easiest amps to fix due to their incredibly simple design, all credit to RD here for this approach, it is this simple design which goes a long way in making NVA amps sound as good as they do. If an engineer can't fix an NVA amp then he needs to find another profession, even a competent DIY'er could give it a shot. There is a lot more I could say to bring clarification but I'll save my breath as it were.
So here we have a working prototype reference TSS NVA amp that sounds blisteringly good, going for £100!
I'll take it and will collect next weekend.
If Colin can send payment details, I'll pay first thing in the morning (now off to bed).
Thanks
Edit..
Decided against this and have sent PM.
I'm not comfortable buying something that in my opinion should never have been up for sale in the first place (not that I'm blaming Bev for that)
Thread tidied up and reopened. Any posts made must be *strictly* on-topic. Any that aren't, including the authors, will be removed without notice.
Marco.
Contrary to the post made by James, No.43, this amp will still only be sold on a 'Spares or Repair' basis
If the amp is working I guess that's a bonus for someone, however it is being sold as NOT working...
Thanks all...:)
Thought it might help the sale to show it working well.
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...h_IMG_1501.mp4
Thanks for taking the time to do that James ;)
I can assure people that it does sound much better than the clip though...:D
Jesus ! Can somebody tell me what the fukc is going on here ?
It's only a £100 ffs ! I send a PM late the other eve just asking for a contact number and and address to arrange collection from Maidstone, hell the tech guy giving it the once over only lives up the road near the Maidstone hospital
I get a reply requesting payment first ( which I was already aware of so no problem ) I don't think asking for the collection address and a contact number was unreasonable ?
I the NEED an address to collect the amp from or am I missing somthing here ?
I was at my sons wedding in Folkestone all day yesterday and have only just got back home - I don't spend my whole life on a HIFI forum ........... If the amps gone now it's really no big deal ....but why the hell all the fuss and bother over £100 amp,it's truly beyond me