Nu-Vista

800.2

Integrated Amplifier

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The Nu-Vista 800.2 is a power-house of an amplifier with outstanding clarity and finesse. Receiving new modern looks, a new display and revised internals it is all the original 800 was and more.

The TITAN heritage

We reworked the old Nu-Vista circuit to modern practices and it was the first to include the locally decoupled output stage since the TITAN. This involved giving each output device a corresponding high current bulk supply capacitor. These capacitors mounted on the power amplifier PCB, give it similar appearance to a “V10” engine!

800.2

In Brief

  • Redesigned front panel with new display
  • Rewound transformer for less noise
  • Revised power supply circuits
  • Remote on/standby
  • Home Theatre bypass
  • 300WPC+
  • Cutting edge technical performance
  • Dual mono power amps with separate preamp
  • Superb design, Heroic build quality

The new Nu-Vista 800.2 is a continued labour of love for Musical Fidelity. Our passion for Nuvistor tubes didn‘t stop.

Nuvistor Tubes

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.

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stereonetChris Frankland
"The combination of excellent detail resolution, plus great rhythmic and dynamic drive, is pretty special. This amplifier promises much and almost over-delivers."
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hi-fi news
"This amplifier will drive anything! The amplifier has a latent power that feels prodigious, yet it‘s coupled with a smoothness that ensures listening to any flavour of music is a real pleasure. depth and control was remarkable."
EISA Award
EISA Award
"Musical Fidelity’s hybrid offers a best of-both worlds sound: smooth and mu sical with cavernous soundstaging, but also gloriously aggressive and weighty when required."
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HIFImaailmaMikael Nederström
A good thing is the total absence of dryness or ”clinicality”. When you need to turn up the electric power for your tunes, you get a room full of music without the slightest feeling that you may be running out of power.
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StereoTom Frantzen
The richness of color and the almost inimitable, gently delicate dramaturgy of power development make it unique. There is flow, charisma, flair, and verve without end.
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hvtWard Maas
"The Nu-Vista 800.2 behaves like a gentle giant. Subtle and dynamic – a combination of serenity and authority."
SoundStage! HI-FI
SoundStage! HI-FIPhil Gold
"This was a strong and involving sound. The 800.2 is far more powerful than most integrated amps and most power amps in its price range – or any price range for that matter. It was never fatiguing to listen to, and it had exemplary bass extension and power."
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AudioRadek Łabanowski
"There are amplifiers that are more ‘narcissistic’ or more analytical or more atmospheric, but the Nu-Vista cannot be beaten or provoked into aggression, it retains strength, precision and composure."
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the earChris Baillie
"It delivered some of the most natural music I have experienced at home. The performance of these components is exemplary. The top components available in their price range."
Stereophile
StereophileJohn Atkinson
"With its tight grip on the speakers‘ woofers, its sense of almost unlimited power, its su-perb soundstage definition, and – again – that sense of ease to its presentation, the Nu-Vista 800.2 gets an unreserved recommendation from this audio critic."
Australian hi-fi
Australian hi-fiChris Coft
"Gloriously smooth and musical sound quality. More power on tap than you are ever going to need. A sleek and im-pressive chassis that just oozes class and is completed by a to-die-for front panel display. A simply superb all-rounder!"
Fidelity
FidelityGeorg-Cölestin Jatta
"It is for music lovers. For people who listen rather than believe. It plays in a league where very few others can compete. Where sound, workmanship, concept, and character form a unified whole. Where nothing needs to be ex-plained – because you can hear it."
Audio Cinema em Casa
Audio Cinema em CasaMiguel Marques
"The 800.2 is a muscular, realistic and very direct amplifier. The clarity of the 800.2 is again dominant, being possible to identify each instrument without any difficulty. The spatial placement is also excellent. This integrated is a “hidden pearl” of the world of high-fidelity."
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Output
Power330W per channel into 8 Ohms
500W per channel into 4 Ohms
1000W peak per channel into 2 Ohms
Voltage52 Volts RMS (20Hz - 20 kHz) onset of clipping
147 Volts peak to peak
Current120 Amps peak to peak
Damping factor200
Output devices5 pairs per channel
Line input
THD+N < 0.005 % typical, 20Hz to 20 kHz
Signal / noise ratio> 107dB ‘A’-weighted
Input impedance40 k Ohms
Frequency response + 0, –0.1dB, 10Hz to 30 kHz
Connections
Line level inputs 4 pairs line level RCA connectors
1 pair line level balanced XLR connectors
Line level outputs 1 pair line level RCA connectors, constant level LINE outputs
1 pair line level RCA connectors, PREAMP outputs for e.g. biamping
Speaker outputs2 pairs 4mm banana plug/binding posts
Power requirement
Mains voltages115/230VAC 50/60Hz (factory pre-set)
100VAC 50/60Hz (alternative)
Consumption<0.5W in standby mode (orange LED lit)
130W on and idle (blue LED lit)
900W maximum
Weight
Unit only, unboxed41 kg
in shipping carton49 kg
Maximum Dimensions
Wide483 mm
Height on standard flat feet187 mm
Height on pointed feet212 mm
Deep (front to back) including terminals510 mm
Standard accessories
IEC type mains lead10-Amp type
Remote controlNu-Vista 800.2 remote
BatteriesLR03 or AAA, manganese alkaline type 2 off
Felt pads4 off
Spike Foot4 off
Spike Foot Cups4 off
Remote Feet4 off

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