NVA... Nene Valley Audio

[Haselsh1]

Does anyone have any feedback on NVA...??? I've been thinking of buying an NVA P50sa passive preamp to use with my Samson Servo 600 but I seem to be getting on with the amplifiers inbuilt gain controls just nicely. Is there really any point of spending two hundred and sixty quid on a glorified switching box...? The advantage of the NVA is that it has three sets of outputs and I was thinking of bi-amping a new set of speakers with a Servo 300 for tweeter duties. Back to where I started from... any feedback anyone...???

[Primalsea]

You have to be aware of the potential pitfalls of a potentiometer based passive preamp. Some people claim that due to the capacitance of interconnects the passive forms a lowpass filters that cuts high frequencies. While this is true you have to do something very severe for it to have an effect that is bad technically. It will be a matter of taste whether you like the effect of the roll down that is'nt likely to start until about 30Khz. Note that the Servo amps you mention have a rolled down treble anyway.

What is bad technically is the phase error that will be caused. This will start at about 1Khz and could well be bad soundwise. However you never know until you try.

[Alan]

You really do need to use low capacitance i/cs, but NVA sell those anyway. You'll have no problems with quality, and their customer service is straight out of Roy Allisons book (ie - none better). You do know there is a money back guarantee on the products for a month? (Assuming you're buying new)

The SA version is a stepped attenuator version, dale vishay resistors iirc but the twin pot versions (P90 & P90sa) are streets ahead sonically, though inconvenient to live with wrt adjusting & matching two pots.

BTW, passive Bi-Amping blew my socks off, I've not found them yet.......

[jandl100]

I've owned NVA kit (various cables, passive pre-amps and the A80 monoblocks). Excellent kit, excellent service. And of course, a genuine "refund if you aren't happy" offer. And an unbeatable 'upgrade' scheme.

I'd award NVA (Richard Dunn) 10/10 as an honest, no nonsense hifi dealer.

[Peter Stockwell]

I'd award NVA (Richard Dunn) 10/10 as an honest, no nonsense hifi dealer.

That would get him going - "hifi dealer".

[icehockeyboy]

I've owned NVA kit (various cables, passive pre-amps and the A80 monoblocks). Excellent kit, excellent service. And of course, a genuine "refund if you aren't happy" offer. And an unbeatable 'upgrade' scheme.

I'd award NVA (Richard Dunn) 10/10 as an honest, no nonsense hifi dealer.

Couldn't resist reposting this!

Sorry Jerry!
How times change eh?

[Marco]

Mmmm... Craig, does this thread resurrection have any constructive purpose? Because, if it's simply to have a dig at you-know-who and his forum, it'll be getting locked quicker than you can say 'shove a puck up my pecker, ice-boy!'

Marco.

[icehockeyboy]

Mmmm... Craig, does this thread resurrection have any constructive purpose? Because, if it's simply to have a dig at you-know-who and his forum, it'll be getting locked quicker than you can say 'shove a puck up my pecker, ice-boy!'

Marco.

NO!

Perish the thought!

I just found it amusing what Jerry had written a few years ago!

I was just Googling NVA to see if I could get my SC's upgraded with some new plugs anonymously and came across it.

Feel free to remove it if it doesn't make you smile as it did me.

[istari_knight]

Couldn't resist reposting this!

Sorry Jerry!
How times change eh?

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[icehockeyboy]

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Hey!

I have the utmost respect for Jerry! In fact I sought his advice earlier over the matter I mentioned above.

If its going to be misconstrued, mods please remove the whole thread.