mad_about_ music

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $325.00 from global hifi newcastl

Summary:
if you own this player it is a sin not to modifey it i have fitted a trichord clock 4 & a top notch trichord super voltage reulation board and changed all the opamps and removed sound degrading parts it is now much better than the nuvista with the lowest level of jitter ever the sound stage beocome massive lots and lots of pure treble detail this player will make you go thorough your whole cd collection

Strengths:
massive sound stage lots of natrual detail timeing is spot on kicks £3000 cd player into touch as good as the worlds best

Similar Products Used:
krell wadia naim linn

Price Paid:  $2900.00 from Private Advert

Summary:
I read the reviews, I lusted and hunted down a private sale, I drove 400 miles to get it. My bank manager isn't speaking to me anymore but I'm the happiest kid on the block.

This amp is a classic already! Beautifully crafted (I've yet to see a photo that does it justice) cavernous in weight, size and most importantly... sound.

The sound... well it isn't overly anything to tell the truth - very balanced with a soundstage to die for. You can pick out every instrument's place on a well recorded track. Less well produced sound musical but lack the depth. I guess its a bit like a fine wine, you don't know what is special about the sound... but it sounds right.. how music should be produced with pace and timing to die for. The only problem I have now is how I'm going to rediscover my sizeable vinyl and CD collection and hold down the day job and get some sleep!!!! I'm sure I'll work it out.

Strengths:
Amazing quality of reproduction - even at really low volumes you still get sensational soundstage and imaging.

Weaknesses:
Quality don't come cheap! But worth getting if you can. Only 500 M3s were produced and only 120 are in the UK. Its a shame if you haven't got one and leaves a rather smug smile on those of us who have :)))

Similar Products Used:
Jadis monoblocks

Summary:
As the Assistant Manager of a Hifi shop in the UK I had the pleasure of trying out the NuVista 3weeks ago on a dem for a customer he had already purchased and was deming speakers. Then on Saturday I had to dem it to someone else, this was the start of the addiction I slept on it over night Sunday and ordered the CD and Amp today. I am an Ex Engineer and have never felt build quality like it and the sound kept me in our Demo room till 11pm that evening. By the way if anyone still wants one they have 3 Amps left.

Strengths:
Looks to Die for, Build quality that puts Mercedes to shame & a sound I have never heard

Weaknesses:
Are you Mad

Similar Products Used:
NuVista 3D CD, NuVista 0.7 Interconnect,Project 2 Turntable with Monitor Audio GOLD 60's

Summary:
I use this in parallel with the NuVista pre, and this is by far the most capable amp set up I've come across, regardless of price - it has had me rediscovering old CDs, and my vinyl collection - played on a comparatively cheap Rega Planar 3 - makes high end CD players sound distinctly lacking when played through the NuVistas.

If you can still find one, buy one, but go for the NuVista pre as well.

Strengths:
Rock solid stereo imagery, at all volume levels, completely unflappable by any musical input, and emotionally engaging.

Weaknesses:
Possibly the size - it's like a HumVee that's shrunk slightly in the wash.

Similar Products Used:
Chord, Krell

Price Paid:  $3450.00 from Audio Advisor

Summary:
This reiew is actually of the Nu-Vista M3 amp (not the Nu-Vista 300).

Associated equipment:

Musical Fidelity X-Ray CD Player
Proac 1SC speakers

Having used the XA-200 / X-Ray combination for a year (a VERY well reviewed amp and CD Player) and having been very happy with it, I decided to upgrade to the new Nu-Vista M3 due to my past good experience with MF equipment. The only way I can describe the improvement in sound is to compare it to driving a Porsche Boxster after driving a Miata for a year. I just want to grin with delight the whole time! What a fabulous amp!!! The sound is one of absolute control and yet complete ease at the same time. You get the distinct impression that the speakers are enjoying being displayed at their absolute best, and they really are - the little Proac 1SCs just JIVE!

Based on the sound improvement I have experienced with the M3 I've gone ahead and ordered the Nu-Vista 3D CD Player without seeing or hearing it! The M3 is that good!

In view of the effortless control that this amp displays I have also decided to buy a pair of Apogee Duetta Signatures and compare them to the Proac's. As soon as I have the new toys I'll report back on them.

I'm grinning again - I've just put Andreas Vollenweider's Cosmopoly on - truly amazing! :-)

Strengths:
Absolutely effortless sound, yet with absolute control! Sends shivers down your spine!
Build quality (looks and feels like a new two-tone Rolex)
Feel and size of the controls
Heft! Weighs over 100 lbs.

Weaknesses:
Ok, if I HAVE to nit-pick:
The edges on the milled aluminium are VERY sharp.
Plastic remote control is tacky when compared to the amp.
Otherwise absolutely nothing!

Similar Products Used:
ML 331
MF XA-200