22.12.2024 06:14
A new integrated amplifier from the British company Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 600.2 scheduled for release since January 2025. The device is fully consistent with the brand's philosophy and uses a massive design with a dual mono configuration, a solid power supply, preamplifier and power-amp filtering and the use of Class-A tube stage consisting of nuvistor tubes.
Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 600.2 guarantees 2 x 160 W of power at 8 Ohm load, when using 4 Ohm loudspeakers, the power increases to 300 W. The device also works without problems with 2 Ohm speakers, delivering 500 W per channel! The entire signal chain now uses only high-quality polypropylene capacitors, the input stages are now implemented on relays, and the precision volume control even at low signal levels functions with an error of +/- 0.5dB gain.
The preamplification circuits in the Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 600.2 are designed in a shielded separate volume hidden in the upper part of the device. The Nu-Vista tubes have been taken from the PRE/PAS models and feature 6S51N nuvistors in a discrete class A. Two balanced XLR inputs add flexibility in switching.The model weighs a solid 36 kg. and will cost 8,990 euros.
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Model name
Nu-Vista 600.2
Type
Integrated amplifier with Class-A tube stage consisting of nuvistor tubes
Analog inputs (balanced)
2
Analog inputs (single-ended)
4
Input sensitivity (mV)
N/A
Input impedance (balanced) (Ω)
N/A
Input impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
N/A
Output impedance (balanced) (Ω)
N/A
Output impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
N/A
D/A conversion
N/A
Phono MM/MC current-sensing input impedance (Ω)
N/A
Output power (8Ω) (W)
2 x 160
Output power (4Ω) (W)
2 x 300
Gain (dBu)
N/A
Frequency response low +/- 3dB (Hz)
N/A
Frequency response high +/- 3dB (Hz)
N/A
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)
N/A
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (%)
N/A
Damping factor
N/A
Dimensions (mm)
N/A
Weight (kg)
36
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