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PEACHTREE NOVA Integrated Amplifier It is not often that new milestones in audio are set: The Nova is one of those rare products that fit well into this elite category of firsts.Nova is the answer if you’re looking to improve computer based streaming audio to a“high end” performance level; or if you just need a new millennium integrated amplifier. The Nova is a world class 80wpc integrated amplifier with enough digital and analog inputs and outputs to satisfy all the new digital devices, plus, it can handle a few of the old dogs like turntables (w/external phono preamp), tuners, etc.. It performs much like a high end integrated amplifier because that’s what it is.
The pre amp section employs a 6922 tube with a Class A output stage. This maintains a high level of detail while taming harsh compressed digital music. We couple that with an A/B amplifier in the final stage to achieve a very analog sounding product. The Nova has a USB input for your computer in addition to 2 coax, and 2 optical inputs for other digital sources like Squeezebox, Apple TV, Wadia iTransport, Airport, Sonos, and XM or Sirius tuners. It also has 3 analog inputs for docking stations, CD players, tape decks or phono preamps. If you want to add a subwoofer or outboard amplifier, the Nova features a “Class A”variable preamp output and a fixed line output. Nova covers all the bases like no other product before it.
Digital to Analog converter: Maybe the most unique Nova feature is the onboard ESS 9006 Sabre DAC. It’s a 24/192 upsampling D/A converter, which transforms just about any digital source to the performance of a high end CD player. The ESS Sabre DAC’s patented jitter reduction circuit re clocks the digital signal to almost 0 jitter before passing it through a high resolution 24/192 upsampling processor that’s also capable of 122dB s/n ratio. This is unheard of in any D/A converter until now and out specs anything from any other DAC on the market. But the DAC chip is only part of the story because the surrounding electronics are extremely important. We employ 11 regulated power supplies for the DAC and transformer couple each digital input stage so noise associated with ground problems and switching power supplies is eliminated. The USB connection is very unique. It is galvanically isolated from the computer connection. This is very important because significant noise generated by the computer’s switching power supply travels down the USB ground and manifests itself as a major source of jitter. We eliminate it before the DAC sees it. The bottom line is we know of no D/A converter on the market at any price that will better the Nova ESS D/A converter in bench tests and to our ears. To match the performance of the D/A alone would be much more expensive than the price of the entire Nova. These are lofty claims, but can be backed up by the technical specifications and listening tests. The gauntlet has been dropped.
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Use the Nova as a D/A converter in your current system. If you’re thinking about adding a high end D/A converter to your current system between $3,500 $10,000, you would serve yourself well to audition the Nova first. The Nova features a fixed line out so it can be used as a “remote switchable D/A converter” that can be added to any local or whole house audio system to handle and improve any digital source.
It’s also a great way to add a PC or Mac Mini to your existing system. Home Theater Bypass: The 3rd analog input doubles as a “Home Theater Bypass” so you can have the best of Home Theater and 2 channel in the same system. Simply take the left and right “pre out” from your receiver or processor and connect to the “Home Theater” bypass on the Nova. A selector switch on the back panel converts from Aux to HT bypass. In this application your receiver transparently uses the L&R amplifier section of the Nova, leaving the HT receiver amplifier to push only the center and rear speakers. One, this leaves the receiver responsible only for pushing the center and rear speakers, making the receiver much more efficient and less taxed. And two, when you listen to a 2 channel source plugged directly into the Nova, there’s a straight line from the source to the Nova to the speakers…no processing, no running the signal through a forest of circuitry. This leaves little between the music and your ears. If you’re a 2 channel fan, it’s the only way to do a theater right.
For the headphone user, the Nova has a “Class A, tube” headphone section that rivals some of the best Headphone amps available today. When the headphones are plugged in, the speakers are muted so you can rock on when quiet is a necessity. Headphones have neversounded better than through the Nova. Whether it’s digital or analog, the Nova will make it sound great! Along with its little brother, the Decco, they’re truly the most versatile integrated amplifiers on the market and engineered for the way you listen today. Now all the time, effort, and money you’ve spent ripping CDs and downloading music is rewarded with truly incredible sound. Even compressed MP3 files sound almost indistinguishable from the original CD when played through the Nova or Decco. So if you like to rip or download…go for it. We’ll make it sound great. The Peactree Nova is avilable in High Gloss Black, Cherry and Rosewood and sells for $1799.00 RRP
For more information please email: info@audiomarketing.com.au
FOCAL XS 2.1 MULTIMEDIA SOUND SYSTEM Dynamic and powerful studio quality Focal sound - Made for Mac, PC & iPod The Focal XS connects to your Mac or PC through the supplied USB cable, allowing you to listen to your favourite music from your music player with the realism of a professional monitoring system. Great definition, tonal richness, spacialisation and power with almost no set-up. Three amplifiers are integrated inside the subwoofer; 70 watts for the bass and 30 watts for each satellite speaker. The subwoofer can be placed under your desk on the floor and a bass level control allows you to adjust to your room acoustics. Overall volume adjustment can be made on the dock or with the supplied remote control. The Focal XS also features Visual & Sound Coincidence (VSC) processing. The listening plane and the visual plane coincide for unique spacialisation and listening comfort when listening or video editing. This processing also avoids near field acoustic reflections for better definition.
Choose the adapter corresponding to your iPod and put it on dock. No cables are necessary and your iPod will recharge and can be controlled with the remote control. Switch on the synchro mode at the back of the dock and your iPod automatically opens in iTunes and the synchronization starts if required. Very simple. A real solution for sound monitoring for any multimedia applications, Focal XS will satisfy sound and video lovers who work with audio or video production or editing software. Definition, spacialisation and low latency are guarantees of quality. • Integrated USB soundcard featuring a Burr Brown DAC and USB cable included. • iPod dock for listening and recharging your iPod and synchronisation with iTunes. • 2 x 30 watt active amplifier for satellite speakers and 70 watts for the subwoofer. • Remote control of volume and iPod playback. • 3.5mm auxiliary mini-jack analogue input with cable included. • Gloss black and anodized aluminium finish to match the new range of Mac products. • Low standby power onsumption. • Very realistic sound image thanks to Visual & Sound Coincidence (VSC) processing. • Precise and dynamic Focal sound, derived from the famous Solo 6 pro monitors.
Coming Soon Focal 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Chorus 826W
Focal Utopia 3 EM
When Focal launched their first Grande Utopia reference loudspeaker in 1995, it had to be a product of substance that was worthy of the mantle “Reference” For Jacques Mahul, CEO of Focal this had to be a breakthrough speaker loaded with cutting edge technology and performance, The Grande Utopia saw the introduction of the W Sandwich cone drivers, individual driver cabinets & Focus time cabinet design. The release of the Grande Utopia Be in 2003 saw the introduction of the Pure Beryllium inverted dome tweeter and the power flower magnet system. So how are Focal to improve on this with Utopia 3? The answer is the Grand Utopia EM. Focal have designed an Electro magnetic motor woofer. That is a 15 3/4 inch sub driver with an Electro magnet system that is powered by an external power supply rather than the traditional driver magnet system The result is a drive system that is infinite or flexible, and without the restraints of traditional magnets. New Focus time design is now mechanical; the cabinet has been designed in such a way that it can be physically cranked to angle the driver array on the vertical plane to optimize the sweet spot according to the listening distance. The Utopia EM series will be released through 2009 with 5 models starting at $16,999 per pair. A Utopia centre channel & sub is also due for release in 2009.
KRELL S300i We are excited to announce the release of the new S-300i integrated amplifier. The S-300i is the first Krell integrated amplifier to feature iPod connectivity and extends the Krell tradition of award winning audiophile grade integrated amplifiers. Available now, the S-300i retails for $4999 and replaces the KAV-400xi.
Musical Fidelity A1 series This year Musical Fidelity re-launched a classic model in the A1, a 35 watt pure class A integrated amplifier. Although this is not a replica of that early MF Icon, it has a lot of similarities in that is a lovely sounding amplifier. So far sales have proven to be very successful, this has also been helped along with the release of the A1 CD Pro CD player.
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