markm1111 Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 (edited) Item: Musical Surroundings Nova II phono stage (silver) Location: Sydney North Shore or CBD Price: $925 ono posted Item Condition: Near mint - very little use Reason for selling: NLR, moved to a dual input phono Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: I purchased this brand new from Absolute Hi End in April last year, so it is less than a year old. Its use has been intermittent, and low, as I only used it for my MC cart. It took me while to get that MC set up properly, and I only use it when i am sitting down for a listening session, so it is very low use. I use my MM cart to a Vincent phono the rest of the time. However, I got sick of looking at the mess of cables and boxes for the two phonos, so have moved to a single phono with dual inputs. The rrp of the Nova II was $1,750. When i did use this phono it was exceptionally quiet. It is battery powered with trickle charger, so you can run with the mains connected, or off pure battery power for the quietest setting. The sound was much better than the Vincent, and also much better than the phono in my Luxman 507ux when I had it. It is just clear, transparent sound, no edge and no bloom. The way I like it. Very, very good value for money performance, had to pay considerably more to both beat it and have dual inputs. I have moved on to the Goldnote PH-10 with external psu - the PH-10 by itself was only marginally better as far as I could tell, and even then I wasn't completely sure. The psu really split them up though. I have original packaging so postage isn't an issue. Some reviews (spoiler alert - they like it a lot!) http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/musical-surroundings-nova-ii-phono-preamplifier/ https://theaudiophileman.com/musical-surroundings-nova-ii-phono-amplifier-hear-silence/ Pictures: Edited February 21, 2019 by markm1111 Added pictures 1
muzzagruzz Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 Musical Surroundings make brilliant phono stages. GLWTS 1
Fanatic Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 Love mine. Won’t find a better sounding phono for anywhere near this price. GLWTS 1
tachi Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Fanatic said: Love mine. Won’t find a better sounding phono for anywhere near this price. GLWTS Same here. 1
markm1111 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Posted February 18, 2019 A couple of reviews added for those who might be wavering............
markm1111 Posted February 21, 2019 Author Posted February 21, 2019 Price reduction and will include postage
evil c Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Price reduction and will include postageI'm amazed it's still for sale, very rarely see this model and excellent phono for the $$!Battery power phonos are well worth hearing for the benefits they offer. 1
Recommended Posts