Nuvistor tubes were invented in the 1950s to solve the many shortcomings of conventional tubes. Unlike them, Nuvistor tubes offer very high reliability, low microphony, low noise, batch-to-batch consistency, small size, relatively low power consumption and great technical performance. Unfortunately, just as the uses of Nuvistor tubes were being explored, the transistor was invented and was a "game over" for the Nuvistors. There the matter rested until about fifteen years ago, when Musical Fidelity created the first piece in its innovative Nu-Vista series. These legendary limited edition products sold out in a matter of months. Today, fifteen years later, they command very high second-hand prices due to their beautiful sound, build quality and longevity. The NU-VISTA VINYL is a demonstration of Musical Fidelity 's love for the phonophone. They set out to make a phono preamp without limits. It offers state-of-the-art technical and sonic performance at a very competitive price and is the embodiment of the true spirit of high-end audio. It has five inputs, each can be configured for MM/MC and exact loading. It will remember those settings. The real point of any electronic component, really any audio component, is that you don't notice it's there. You completely forget its existence. By that criterion the NU-VISTA VINYL is almost perfect. It has no audible noise, it really has no distortion, you can't overdrive your input or output, you can load your cartridge perfectly. It exists to serve music. To bring the artist's intention, emotions and passion to your ears and heart.
Characteristics:
- Absolute reference phono preamp.
- Incorporates Nuvistor tubes.
- Excellent build quality.
- Accurate and precise loading for MM and MC cartridges.
- Overload margin: -31dB.
- MM frequency response: RIAA or RIAA / IEC (selectable) ± 0.2dB.
- MM input impedance: 47,000 Ohm.
- MM input sensitivity: 2.5 mV.
- MM signal/noise ratio: > 90dB.
- MC frequency response: RIAA or RIAA / IEC (selectable) ± 0.2dB.
- MC input impedance: 10 - 47,000 Ohm selectable.
- MC input sensitivity: 250 µV.
- MC signal to noise ratio: > 88dB.
- Inputs: 5 x MM/MC. - Outputs: 1 x RCA pair (phono) and 1 x XLR pair (balanced).
- Dimensions: 482 x 130 x 385 mm (W, H, D).
- Weight: 14.5kg.
