Well, I still have a pair of Royd Doublet in my second system. They are now driven by an AP20.
In the meantime, I have changed many NVAs, and now my main system is made by a couple of Opera Quinta New loudspeakers driven by two couples of A80.
Ciao, Siro

Ninanina just makes me remember that many years ago, I think in 1998, when I decided to buy my first "Hi-End"system in a very good shop of Udine, Italy, the final choice was between a AudioNote (but do not remember the model) and a NVA AP30. Needless to tell you who won (along with the Roy...

Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:... For example a rising treble to compensate for the frequency drop off from output transformers. ...

This logic could be applied also to some MC cartridges and step-up couples, isn'it?
Ciao, Siro

And what about your former MC project? Probably with a phono 2 on your road you would rethink about it...
S.

Of course.

This night two classics old LP vinyls:
- Stravinsky: The rite of spring. Conducted by Pierre Boulez, CBS Half Speed Master;
- Genesis: Seconds Out

Ciao, Siro

... Is it Top or Bottom (or both) which should be checked ? ... Waiting for the answer from our Doc I offer my experience with these mk1 beasts: the bottom side becomes hot only when playing very loud and in that case it could be dangerous, while the top plate tends to remain always warm and is les...

Depending on the temperature of your room, probably a bit of more air below the bottom ampli would be safer. I just increased the height of my A80 feet as in this image: http://imageshack.us/a/img210/5855/nvaa80x4201205232s.jpg Excuse me, but unfortunately I can not refrain from saying that the hole...

... 4. Should a review be "peer reviewed" like in a scientific journal? ... Well, as an academic I can contribute to eliminate some illusions regarding the fairness of the system of "peer review" so much beloved by Anglo-American accademic world. In my field (structural mechanic...

The argument of the two ears to support the futility of multi-channel is false, because in nature we are quite clearly designed to be able to distinguish whether a sound comes from in front or behind. Like many other mammals, on the other hand. The real question lies in the source, which in most cas...