Built on the same platform as its bigger sibling, the Nu-Vista 800.2, the slightly paired down Nu-Vista 600.2 offers a Class A tube stage consisting of highly famed Nuvistor tubes. The Nuvistor tubes were mass produced in the late 50s and early 60s and are known for their robustness and low noise and distortion. They were used in many applications due to their small size and durability. This Musical Fidelity integrated amplifier is analog only, which fits into the company’s philosophy that the best sound in audio is analog, and the best analog reproduction is with Class A amplification. The Nu-Visa 600.2 boasts 200 watts per channel at 8 Ohms, it’s designed to give the performance of its bigger sibling, while being more suitable for smaller rooms. The Nu-Vista 600.2 has the same casework as the 800.2 which is massively built. It is heavy with solid metal face plate and heat-sinks. It lacks a few more watts per channel and shaves off a few pounds, but it is still a beast at almost 80 pounds. I needed help getting it up 19 steps to my media room (thanks, wife). It exudes luxury in both looks and feel. The front panel display can show input source and volume, or be used to display live time VU meters that can be clearly seen from across the room. I live in an almost entirely digital world, but I was able to use the high-performance DACs in my Onkyo to feed the Nu-Vista 600.2 a clean analog signal from my streamer. The better your DAC, the better your analog output and the better the analog feed to the 600.2 will be. In my early impressions so far, I don’t wax into hyperbole often, but the difference in sound coming from my GoldenEar T66s has never been this good. Incredible sense of space between instruments and vocals, 3D soundstage, dynamics… it was all there. I literally got up a few times to make sure my surround speakers were not on by mistake, that is how 3D the sound was! Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 600.2 Integrated Stereo Amplifier Specifications Power Output: 160W into 8 ohms, 300W into 4 ohms, 500W peaks into 2 ohms Frequency Response: + 0, –0.1dB, 10Hz to 30 kHz THD+N: 107dB ‘A’-weighted Input impedance: 100 k Ohms Dimensions (WxHxD): 483 x 187 x 510 mm Weight: 36 kg net / 44.3 kg boxed Product Name: Nu-Vista 600.2 Integrated Stereo Amplifier Product Type: Integrated Class A Amplifier MSRP: $9,999 Website: Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 600.2 Company: Musical Fidelity I am excited to get into my media room and listen to music as soon as I am done with this preview! The early auditioning of the Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 600.2 has already surprised me in regard to how well my T66s can sound. I really wasn’t expecting a vast change in the sonic soundscape, so color me surprised. My full review will be forthcoming in the next few weeks. I had never heard of Nuvistor tubes before and if you would like an interesting read on them, I provide this link: Nuvistor tubes The post Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 600.2 Integrated Stereo Amplifier Preview appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.
