Winner of The 2012 Absolute Sound Editor's Choice Award!
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 should be considered if you’re looking to improve computer-based or 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.

However, this versatile piece also makes a great pre-amp or with its class A fixed out, a stand-alone DAC that will allow you to finally add a Mac mini or other computer to your exising system. Or you may want to take advantage of the out on your cable box...

Whether it’s digital or analog, the Nova is 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 radio stations and compressed MP3 files take on new life through the Nova. So if you like to rip or download…go for it. If you want to transfer your music from your computer to another room, we have you covered. If it's digital, you pick it, we’ll make it sound great.

Peachtree Package Discounts (Call to Order)

ds4.5 speaker add-on: $399 with any system ($200 discount)

D4 speaker add-on: $499 with any system ($200 discount)

D5 speaker add-on: $699 with any system ($300 discount)

Sub-8 subwoofer add-on: $499 with any system ($300 discount)

6 Moons Review
The Nova is no mere integrated. It includes a converter which most competitors don't. To test the secret weapon, I switched to one of its digital inputs and let the Logitech Transporter supply the ones and zeros. While nothing in the previous paragraph turned sudden lie, sonic changes immediately manifested as deeper colors. Bass and treble gained presence, staging moved forward and also expanded laterally. Now there was more life in the music.

Tone Audio Review
Whether you are an audiophile on a budget, need a great second system or are sending your kids off to college; anywhere you need high performance audio without a stack of components, the NOVA is the best suggestion I can make. I’ve never used the word best in TONEAudio’s history, but this is the best budget HiFi component I’ve ever had the pleasure of using.

Soundstage Review
The Nova has enough connectivity to handle a wide variety of digital and analog sources. It will work great as a traditional analog integrated amplifier, but with such a glorious DAC section, it would be a crime not to take advantage of its processing power, with which any computer-based music server can be turned into a hi-fi source. You can even use a Sony PlayStation 3’s optical output and transform the PS3’s sound into real hi-fi. The possibilities are almost endless.

Amp:

ST mos-fet amp modules

80w/ch at less than 1% distortion in to 6 ohms

Internally wired like Sigma Servo control (two wires from amp to terminal) for better damping

Preamp:

Hybrid tube design (6922)

6.5V output @ 2.0V input

<30 Ohms at the output stage

Class A output stage

Switching relays in the signal path

Polypropylene caps in the signal path

Headphone Amp (shared with the Pre-Out stage):

Suitable for all electro-dynamic headphones

Frequency response: DC ~ 100 kHz +/- 0.1dB

Voltage gain: 10dB

Maximum output voltage: 7Vrms

output impedance: <30ohms

Maximum output power: 100mW into 8Ohm / 300mW into 150Ohm / 150mW into 300Ohm

Class A output stage

6922 Tube is in circuit

DAC:

5 digital inputs 1- USB, 2 coax, 2 optical

24/96 upsampling ESS9006 DAC

11 regulated power supplies

Organic capacitors

Class A output stage

Transformer coupled digital Inputs for ground isolation

Galvanically isolated USB stage.

>122db S/N

<1picosecond jitter measured at the Master Clock (Super Clock)

General:

Size 5” H x 14 ¾” W x 14” D (including volume knob and speaker terminals)

Weight 26lbs.