Musical Fidelity Announces Nu-Vista Vinyl S Phono Stage
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Musical Fidelity has announced the Nu-Vista Vinyl S phono stage, providing a flexible front end for vinyl systems and designed to complement the Nu-Vista 600.2 and 800.2 integrated amplifiers. It is now available in both black and silver finishes.
The Vinyl S is based upon the the design of their flagship Nu-Vista Vinyl 2, incorporating a fully balanced and discrete layout with eight 7586 nuvistor valves, and employs three gain stages built around Class A discrete transistor circuitry. Its fully balanced configuration aims to maintain signal integrity and minimise noise throughout the circuitry. This latest design is housed in a smaller chassis than the Vinyl 2 and comes in at a more affordable price point.
In order to support more accurate curve reproduction and improved impedance matching, the equalisation stage uses a two section split-passive approach, with RIAA, DECCA and COLUMBIA EQ options available. Controls include gain, capacitance, impedance and equalisation settings, plus a two-stage subsonic filter, allowing the phono stage to accommodate a wide variety of MM and MC cartridges.
Powering this new design is their super-silent power transformer system. A toroidal transformer with EMI filtering, DC blocking and low electromagnetic radiation is combined with symmetrical low-noise power supplies. Each discrete amplifier stage uses DC servo control, and all balanced nuvistor power supplies are passively filtered and regulated.
The smaller aluminum chassis is formed from extruded aluminium panels for rigidity and resistance to external vibration. Its display layout copies the Nu-Vista Vinyl 2, and control is available using the front panel display, buttons and rotary controls and the accompanying slim “S” remote control allowing settings adjustment from the listening position.
Finally, rear panel signal connectivity includes; 2 x XLR and 2 x RCA inputs plus 1 x XLR and 1 x RCA outputs. Separate grounding lugs are provided for each input.
Features At A Glance:
- Same technical design as Vinyl 2, but revised phono PCB and nuvistor tube layout for decreased size and cost
- Fully balanced and discrete design
- 3-part gain stage with Class A circuitry
- Split-passive RIAA, DECCA & COLUMBIA equalisation
- Two-step subsonic filter (Switchable: OFF – Mild – Standard)
- Low Noise Nu-Vista Class A circuitry
- 8x 7586 Nuvistors in balanced buffer circuit
- MM (40, 43dB) & MC (60, 63dB) capable with +6dB option for each gain setting
- Separate output and input stages – connect multiple inputs and outputs simultaneously
- Super Silent Power Transformer
- Discrete input power filtering and DC blocking circuitry
- 2x RCA inputs
- 2x balanced XLR input
- 1x RCA output
- 1x balanced XLR output
- Slim Nu-Vista S chassis construction
- Around 45% decreased mechanical footprint
- Colour display with loading settings and clear selected input
- Load settings stored for each input
- Dimmable display
- Nu-Vista slim “S” Remote Control
Specifications:
- MM:
- Gain at XLR outputs: 40dB, 43dB, 46dB, 49dB
- Frequency response: +0.25dB, -0.25dB
- Input sensitivity: 5mV IN for 500mV OUT (at 40dB, 1kHz)
- Input impedance: 47kohm
- Input capacitance: 50-400pF selectable
- THD at 1kHz: <0.005%
- Overload Margin: 32dB
- Signal to noise ratio: >101dB „A“-wt. at 40dB
- MC:
- Gain at XLR outputs: 60dB, 63dB, 66dB, 69dB
- Frequency response: +0.3dB, -0.3dB
- Input sensitivity: 500uV IN for 500mV OUT (at 60dB, 1kHz)
- Input impedance: 5 ohm to 47kohm selectable
- Input capacitance: 400pF fixed
- THD at 1kHz: <0.008%
- Overload Margin: 32dB
- Signal to noise ratio: >82dB „A“-wt. at 60dB
- Features:
- EQ curves: RIAA, DECCA, COLUMBIA
- Subsonic filters: off, mild (IEC), standard (at 20Hz with 18dB/octave)
- In & Outputs:
- Inputs: 2x RCA, 2x XLR
- 1x RCA output: unbalanced, left and right 500mV nom, 10V max
- 1x XLR output: balanced, left and right 1V nom, 20V max
- Power requirement:
- Mains voltages: 115/230VAC 50/60Hz (factory pre-set); 100VAC 50/60Hz (alternative)
- Consumption: 40 Watts maximum, <0.5 W in standby (orange LED ON)
- General Information:
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 483 x 131 x 404 mm
- Weight: 14 kg net
MSRP:
- UK: £5,499.00
- EU: €5,999.00
For more information visit the Musical Fidelity web site.
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