Anyone using one of these? Opinions please?
The Supernatural Anaesthetist
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I'm Steve.
NVA Phono 2
Anyone using one of these? Opinions please?
The Supernatural Anaesthetist
Location: North East
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I'm Steve.
I bought one of these blighters from the NVA ebay shop and i have to say without doubt it is the best Phono stage i have ever owned and i have had a fair few. Power supplies are a bit noisy so i am thinking about isolating tham somehow but the sound is bitching.
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I've heard they are good. I'd like to hear one.
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There don't seem to be any specifications on the various web sites, I assume they are solid sate?
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Yup, apparently Firebottles are the devil's workOriginally Posted by Firebottle
There don't seem to be any specifications on the various web sites, I assume they are solid sate?
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I'm Darren.
i had a phono 2 with single psu. was a great bit of kit. my mate has it now, difficult to better for the money.
do you have 1 or 2 psu's Steve?
The Supernatural Anaesthetist
Location: North East
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I'm Steve.
I have two PSU's. I also have a rather special Firebottle 2 which i use with my Orb and that's a nice bit of kit too.
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I'm Rich.
I bought one of these blighters from the NVA ebay shop and i have to say without doubt it is the best Phono stage i have ever owned and i have had a fair few. Power supplies are a bit noisy so i am thinking about isolating tham somehow but the sound is bitching.
This I must hear...
I really rate the firebottle and VTL I heard at yours Steve so this must be quite special.
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I'm openingabottleofwine.
NVA make some very good gear. They don't enjoy a high profile as their designer eschews magazine reviews, preferring instead promulgation by 'word of mouth'.
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I'm Josie.
I've had one. It's hard wired to whatever cart you have though, but no big thing if you can find someone who knows what they are doing.
I had to place the PSU well away from the unit too as it induced hum.
I had at first the one PSU, then a second. Didn't get much more out of it with the 2nd unit...
It was alright, good. It was a good step up from my other unit which was a MF phono stage.
All in all, no way near as good as the one in my Croft but they are very different beasts.
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