All equipment in excellent condition. DM for any further details. 1. Bundle: A100 monoblocks, P90SA, TIS 1.5m and TCSC 2m set New Toroidy transformers 9/23 NVA custom boxes £4050 2. Cables TSCS 1.5m set £630 Interconnects TIS 1.m £460 0.46 £230 0.53 £230 3. BBCubes Possibly the last set RD made.  15...

Ah yes, the NVA ethos...
https://www.nvahifi.co.uk/nva-design
https://www.nvahifi.co.uk/archive

Reading the Doc's thoughts years ago convinced me about the rightness of his approach and the results speak for themselves.

The NVA casings look sleek and timeless and they wear very well (with minimal application of Windolene!).
As the Doc says, they are there for sonic reasons.
The only negative I can think of (having lived with NVA for 30+ years) is they do attract dust.
Naim are using acrylic these days.

The Police 'Roxanne' 7"single.
The 1st record I received (with my record player) was A Hard Day's Night.

Berlin Phil/Rattle
Beethoven all the symphonies
It's a high res recording reproduced on vinyl from a pair of mics placed above Rattle's head and sounds like the concert hall.
The sound of the orchestra is magnificent, Rattle's take is convincing too.

I'm very happy with a 3 with 2 psu's and I have an upgrade path...

Update: 401: I replaced the idler wheel with the audiosilente model (although the original was in excellent shape) and the mains cable with AN. 3009: AN silver wire The results are outstanding and very close to the Doc's 301 setup. The 401 runs quiet. The Doc was right when he said that a Garrard wo...

Hi,
I've acquired a 401 with a SME3009.
Any recommendations?
Thoughts on cartridges?
What about the plinth?
I know Zebbo made his own constrained layer. Impressive.
Here's an idea for the Doc: have you ever thought of using perspex to make one?
Cheers,
Max