NVA TSS - "The Second Statement" Power Amplifier

[Ninanina]

I am listing this NVA power amplifier on behalf of a friend. It was sold to my friend by James (Sovereign) of AoS

This is a very rare NVA power amp. It’s called the TSS, “The Second Statement”. The amplifier has been fitted with a captive Mark Grant DSP 2.5 mains lead

While my friend owned the amp it went faulty, and was subsequently repaired by an engineer based in Maidstone

Although my friend lives here in Portsmouth it is for pick up from Maidstone, which is where it was repaired. This is for pickup only, absolutely no postage, this is due to the weight and size of the amp and to avoid any risk of damage. The amp really does weigh a ton!!

NVA will not accept this amp for any repair or update etc

This NVA TSS amp is sold with the express understanding that it has been repaired, all be it by a good engineer, however any further faults will be down to the purchaser

My friend does not expect any further problems with the amp but please only purchase with the understanding of the above

This amp sounds absolutely amazing

My friend is asking £425 ono

This amp must be picked up from Maidstone and funds to be made before pick up

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[Barry]

That seems to be a very reasonable price BeV.

Any idea of the power rating? There seems to be little written about this amp, though I did find one enthusiastic review on HiFi Wigwam: http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?39521-NVA-TSS-(The-Second-Statement).

Good luck with the sale.

[Ninanina]

Hi Barry
Unfortunately I have no idea of the power rating. I will ask my friend, who is selling it, if he knows and get back to you

Any other questions please ask and I will ask my friend as I know little about the amp

[Ninanina]

I have asked my friend if he knows the power rating and unfortunately he does not, sorry

[Ninanina]

Had a few questions about the amp

Sorry but my friend does not know what was repaired on the amp

Just to remind people that my friend is open to sensible offers on the amp

[YNWaN]

I believe it is something like 70 to 80w p/c into 8ohms but am happy to be corrected.

[Ninanina]

Thanks for the input Mark

70w to 80w is about what we were thinking also as the top two amps, before the Statement Series, in the NVA range are the A70 and A80's and they are 70w and 80w respectfully

[jandl100]

6 hours round trip. Damn. :doh:

Why do I want this amp so much? :scratch:

[Ninanina]

Hi Jerry
There is a possibility that my friend is going to pick the amp up from Maidstone shortly so if coming to Portsmouth is better for you, and you are interested, he may be able to demo it in Portsmouth

[jandl100]

Thanks Bev - that reduces it to about 4.5 hours round trip.

I shall ponder .... :)

[Ninanina]

No problem Jerry

[jandl100]

How big is it? Standard width 17 inches?

[Ninanina]

Jerry I will ask my friend if he has the sizes for the amp and get back to you..

[jandl100]

Thanks Bev - it looks a biggun - no use pondering / lusting if it won't fit sensibly on my shelves.

[struth]

supposed to be , Size: w400 x d450 x h130mm

[Ninanina]

Thanks Grant, that's the sizes we came up with

[jandl100]

supposed to be , Size: w400 x d450 x h130mm

Ah, right, thanks Grant - I just found the website with the spec, too.
It's not a biggun, widthwise, after all.

Hmmm .....

"T.S.S. power amplifier must be used with a high quality passive preamplifier" .... hmmmmmm .... not the way my system is set up at the moment. I go direct from my DAC. Is that equivalent to using a passive pre? :scratch:

[struth]

as long as you have control of the output of the dac then I guess it would be ok. thats supposed to be all a passive does if its a good un :lol:

[Barry]

Remember NVA amps are not fitted with a Zobel network on the output, so you have to be careful with the choice of speaker cables. It would make sense to use NVA's own.

[walpurgis]

Surely it has to be able to accept normal line level input. If it's not known, I'd imagine the input spec would be the same as for other NVA power amps. Might be worth checking their specs.

I quite like the look of this power amp actually. At least the design is unusual and imaginative, instead of just being a box.

[Barry]

Agree the look of the amp is very attractive and refreshingly different from the norm.

Where is the on/off switch though?

[struth]

Probably doesnt have one

[DSJR]

I've had two posts deleted on this thread and don't know why.

A few points must be said though. The Statement-grade amps have rather more, higher voltage and bigger power supplies than the normal online-sold models and really need a careful and knowing hand in use, preferably by someone who's used the range before and understands how they work best - the reason why they're not offered for sale online I think. They are NOT a universal amp that will plug and play with any old source, preamp and speaker cable especially. You might just be able to get away with this with, say, an AP10, where the driver and output stage are run at little more than a third of potential capacity, but the TSS is run rather more critically, able to out-perform the lower models when used correctly. This one's had third party attention too plus other history to do with conditions of original sale I understand and won't be supported by the manufacturer.

[mad-moon]

" un-repentant box-swapper "




6 hours round trip. Damn. :doh:

Why do I want this amp so much? :scratch:

[struth]

I've had two posts deleted on this thread and don't know why.

A few points must be said though. The Statement-grade amps have rather more, higher voltage and bigger power supplies than the normal online-sold models and really need a careful and knowing hand in use, preferably by someone who's used the range before and understands how they work best - the reason why they're not offered for sale online I think. They are NOT a universal amp that will plug and play with any old source, preamp and speaker cable especially. You might just be able to get away with this with, say, an AP10, where the driver and output stage are run at little more than a third of potential capacity, but the TSS is run rather more critically, able to out-perform the lower models when used correctly. This one's had third party attention too plus other history to do with conditions of original sale I understand and won't be supported by the manufacturer.

one actually according to the records. a few folk have. thread crapping wont be allowed on a sales thread.

[Ninanina]

one actually according to the records. a few folk have. thread crapping wont be allowed on a sales thread.

Isn't DSJR's post still thread crapping ? Surely this thread is for interested parties in the amp for sale... just my 2p

[struth]

I will leave that to the mods who have been dealing with the thread to decide Bev.

[Arkless Electronics]

Any amp that works fine with a passive will work with an active pre no problem. A passive will present from 0R to maybe 12k depending on the value. If it can cope no problem with this than if should cope with a constant 10R to 1K typically, but constant, from an active ;)
The reverse may not always apply!

[jandl100]

Having slept on it, I'll drop out, Bev.

It sure is purdy :drool:, but I just don't need yet another amp!

Thanks. :)

[Ninanina]

Any amp that works fine with a passive will work with an active pre no problem. A passive will present from 0R to maybe 12k depending on the value. If it can cope no problem with this than if should cope with a constant 10R to 1K typically, but constant, from an active ;)
The reverse may not always apply!
Thanks Jez for your input. We also thought it would be ok but could not say for sure :)

[Ninanina]

Having slept on it, I'll drop out, Bev.

It sure is purdy :drool:, but I just don't need yet another amp!

Thanks. :)

No problem Jerry...

[Ninanina]

Thursday Bump....

[d.kozminihs]

I know it's been a while since it has been posted here, but still any chance it is available for sale?

[struth]

Was sold.

[karma67]

it was sold.blown up and then resold on ebay,the sale has just ended,give it a month and it will be back on again with more lies.:lol: