The Nu-Vista Vinyl S is a phono preamplifier with revised chassis design and PCB layout.
It brings the Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 performance to a record-new price level.
The Nu-Vista Vinyl S brings the same state of-the-art nuvistor tube phono preamplifier technology—originally developed for the acclaimed Nu-Vista Vinyl 2—to a new, highly competitive price point. Through meticulous engineering and intelligent design refinements, Musical Fidelity’s team has succeeded in preserving the essence of the Nu-Vista experience while making it more attainable to discerning audiophiles.
At the heart of the Vinyl S lies identical core circuitry and the signature nuvistor Class A topology that have defined the sonic excellence of its bigger sibling. The exact same technology is made more affordable by smart revisions and layout optimizations on a technical PCB level and reductions in the overall mechanical footprint by 45%.
The new Nu-Vista Vinyl S is a continued labour of love for Musical Fidelity. Our passion for Nuvistor tubes didn‘t stop.
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, consistency from batch to batch, small size, relatively low power consumption and great technical performance.
Unfortunately just as uses for Nuvistor tubes were being explored, the transistor was invented and it was ‘game over’ for Nuvistors. There the matter rested until about fifteen years ago, when Musical Fidelity created the first of its ground-breaking Nu-Vista series.
One famous application was in the famed Neumann U 47 studio microphone. This microphone was highly regarded by artists all over the world, and was used by many top recording artists such as Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, and so on.
The Nu-Vista family is a continued labour of love for Musical Fidelity. The brilliant Nuvistor tube never really went anywhere in audio. Until the early 1990‘s when Antony Michaelson and his small company named Musical Fidelity – back then located to the west of London in an artisan hamlet named Wembley – started making amplifiers with Nuvistors. They were made in limited editions and sold out almost immediately. To this day these icons of audio individualism are still highly valued. Now, after Musical Fidelity has been passed on to new ownership, our vision is to continue making history. The Nu-Vista Vinyl S will be no exception. We hope you derive as much pleasure listening to it, as we had creating it.
| MM | |
| Gain at XLR outputs | selectable 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 | selectable 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 |
| Equalization curves | RIAA, Columbia, DECCA |
| Subsonic filters | |
| Mild | IEC |
| Standard | at 20Hz with 18dB/octave |
| Connections | |
| Line level inputs | 2 x phono single ended RCA connectors |
| 2 x phono balanced XLR connectors | |
| Line level outputs | 1 x line level single ended RCA connectors; 500mV nom, 10V max |
| 1 x line level balanced XLR connectors; 1V nom, 20V max | |
| Power requirement | |
| Mains voltages | 115/230VAC 50/60Hz (factory pre-set) |
| 100VAC 50/60Hz (alternative) | |
| Consumption | <0.5W in standby mode (orange LED ON) |
| 40W maximum | |
| Weight | |
| Unit only, unboxed | 14 kg |
| Nu-Vista Vinyl S In shipping box | 18,6 kg |
| Maximum Dimensions | |
| Nu-Vista Vinyl S (WxHxD) | 483 x 131 x 404 (with connectors) mm |
| Standard accessories | |
| IEC type mains lead | 10-Amp type |
| Remote control | Nu-Vista Vinyl S remote |
| Batteries | LR03 or AAA, manganese alkaline type 2 off |
| 4x Spike Foot | |
| 4x Spike Foot Cup | |
| 4x Spike Foot Screw | |
| 4x Felt pad for Spike Foot Cup |
