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New ap30 (well new to me) today and i can now scratch that nva itch. arrived in "nuke proof packaging" well done that man! and also as described a rare thing on ebay! Unpack and switch on, leave for several hours. So down to my impressions. Seems to like my cubetts, ls1 and ssc, cubetts have never sounded this good. Only been a few hours and via cd, well dvd player to be honest. need to play some vinyl before any conclusion could be made also a lot more time :grin:. clarity ,bass, etc i don't know. just sounds good to me :grin:
once i can get my vinyl up and running ill know much more as its my main source. will report back should anyone be interested. this is my first nva amp! Thanks to the seller we have a very happy buyer, a man of this parish, you know who you are. thank you :guiness;
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We're always interested :epopc: . Enjoy your improved music :guiness;
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We had an AP30 in here last month. Played lovely and would give a serious fright to £1k+ amps in the shops now. The Cubettes (or any of the Cubes) are ideal for it.
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savvypaul wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:17 am We had an AP30 in here last month. Played lovely and would give a serious fright to £1k+ amps in the shops now. The Cubettes (or any of the Cubes) are ideal for it.
What size transformer would that have- would it benefit from the upgraded caps & transformer
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Latteman wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:46 am
savvypaul wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:17 am We had an AP30 in here last month. Played lovely and would give a serious fright to £1k+ amps in the shops now. The Cubettes (or any of the Cubes) are ideal for it.
What size transformer would that have- would it benefit from the upgraded caps & transformer
Possibly but if it is pre all-acrylic days then I would leave it alone and enjoy it for what it is. We've voiced the upgrades for the latest boards (post 2010) and spending that sort of money on an amp of that age sort of defeats the bargain nature of it.

Probably an 80va (same as we fit to the S80 Stereo Power Amp).
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My first NVA was an AP30, it was a Black Box kit that I assembled with some help from Richard. The most cost effective change I made was to swap the Cermet pot for an Alps Blue Velvet. The channel balance was spot on after that, small volume adjustments were easier to make and there was no more swishing when changing volume either.

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The Alps is a good pot. We now fit it to the standard P50 and the AP10H / AP10P.

It can't always be fitted in the older NVA amps - depends on space, it's quite a bit bigger.
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ap30 playing away, its an all acrylic model, maybe been around the block a few times? don't mind though as it sounds GOOD. never noticed until today it has a 1/8th hole next to the on light just a hole and very neat, so much so i didn't see it so possibly its been "played with" at some time? Either way not complaining. Might be interesting to know though? was brought to try and that's what i intend to do, and at this time its proving to be :grin:

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Glad it arrived to you safely.
And even more so that you're enjoying it.
I can't remember exactly when or where I picked it up tbh. Ebay I think. A few years back. I never played with it as such. Iirc I think I reinforced the top plate's support as it used to sag a bit. But that's it.
Leant it to a friend a few years ago but I reclaimed it recently for the sale as I need funds atm.
Anyway. Pleased you're making the most of it.
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Thanks doc, the more I listen the more I enjoy :grin:
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