NVA Phono 2

[Floyddroid]

Anyone using one of these? Opinions please?:)

[Floyddroid]

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.

:guitar::rock::carrot::respect:

[walpurgis]

I've heard they are good. I'd like to hear one.

[Firebottle]

There don't seem to be any specifications on the various web sites, I assume they are solid sate?

:)

[Gordon Steadman]

There don't seem to be any specifications on the various web sites, I assume they are solid sate?

:)

Yup, apparently Firebottles are the devil's work:lol:

[belloire]

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?

[Floyddroid]

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.
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?

[RichB]

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.

:guitar::rock::carrot::respect:

:stalks: :eek: This I must hear...

I really rate the firebottle and VTL I heard at yours Steve so this must be quite special.

[Barry]

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'.

[The Black Adder]

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.

[Floyddroid]

Indeed the whole thing depends on system synergy. Here are my findings within my own system.... http://progmeister.com/nva-phono-2-phono-stage

[Firebottle]

Excellent write up Steve.
It looks like you have uncovered a bit of a gem. I've not heard any active NVA gear but from what I've read I have an admiration for RD's technical prowess.

:)

[Floyddroid]

I am still using my FB2 Alan so don't think it has been usurped. I am very fortunate and extracicant enough to accommodate both. I believe i now have the very best design of valve and solid state phono stages in my system without laying out silly money. Both my FB and Phono 2 are totally out performing designs costing ridiculous amounts of cash in nearly all aspects.
Excellent write up Steve.
It looks like you have uncovered a bit of a gem. I've not heard any active NVA gear but from what I've read I have an admiration for RD's technical prowess.

:)

[belloire]

nice write up Steve.

i had a phono2 with a single psu, running in mm, was excellent.

i'm looking forward to Des getting the firebottle stage that's doing the rounds. will be very interesting to listen to it. i wasn't particularly impressed with it at the NEBO i came to, but that's not a fair appraisal as we were changing kit all day etc. (i didn't think my own stage sounded as good as it should that day either)

[DSJR]

All in all, no way near as good as the one in my Croft but they are very different beasts.

It's certainly not as characterful sounding as a Croft can be... I'm speaking as an owner of both a Phono 2 and a Croft (to roughly R level) by the way