But it is with the sound that the points are really scored. When I splash out $500+ for a product I want to know that it is durable, reliable and good performance. Even the headphone sound, driven of course by its own amp, was something special, which is not always the case. This is not uncommon, of course, but it is something to be aware of. The nova300 ups that game as well: its DAC, based on the ESS 9018K2M Sabre DAC chip, provides 32-bit/384kHz resolution for PCM files and 5.6MHz for DSD files (ie, double DSD). News. Maybe a Rotel 1570 a solid piece of gear with Class AB amps and a great sounding pre-amp and DAC. It's a shame that JA doesn't do in the US what was done in the UK. The added power of the Peachtree can be heard right away. Paging Dr. Reichert, Stat! The Peachtree Audio website touts the Nova300 amplifier as having a "World-Class Preamplifier" , stating that the "Previous generation Peachtree preamps had a signal to noise ratio in the range of 95 to 100dB, ..." and that "By contrast, the newly-designed preamp section in the nova300 has a S/N ratio of 111dB. Audiophiles buy Seperates, for god's sake. I doubt that will happen but a shootout would be a good thing. With this amplifier, you get a lot back. a completely new generation of Peachtree … Someone else at Stereophile should do a "2nd opinion " or a "follow up". And nowadays, the Nova amp is built in Canada. There are eight buttons along the front of the display which light up. Just skip the review and read JA's measurement section only. Thirdly, returning to the fold after stints at AudioQuest, Tidal and Audioengine is one David Solomon. I bought the Vena, but coming from an Oppo HA-1 feeding a Parasound A23, it sounded veiled and weak (and the tiny remote is useless).OK..that's a bit strong, it's not bad for the price and facilities, but I wasn't impressed. Just add some B&W's with matching Wood Grain and you're ready to pardee. Holding down the Aux 2 button and the RCA jacks on the rear operate as the line-level inputs. In the case of the nova300, the wideband ratio in the review is dominated by the residual switching noise from the class-D output stage. I must question this "hybrid" approach to putting a little tube in an otherwise solid-state device. The Decco … Shame... Soapbox warning: Leave now while you can. Secondly, production was moved from China to Canada where the factory specialises in high-end medical equipment. Just having the extremes of -111 db and "worst case" loading to judge from, I'm lost. We now introduce nova 2.0 . ", and I thought the reverse would be equally true: "Who cares how good it sounds if it doesn't last?" On the front of the amp are eight choices of inputs. I would be very surprised if the THD of the speakers was less than 5% (or maybe even 10% or more) which would seem to make discerning the quality difficult at best. At the very least, this anomaly should be mentioned in the nova300's otherwise fine owner's manual. Has anyone considered that given the innumerous reviews praising the above unit, all within the context of modern/contemporary loudspeaker systems (see Manufacturer's Comment), that Maybe Mr. Dudley was providing a valuable insight? Peachtree was one of the pioneers in the computer audio realm, going around to audio shows all over the world before the computer as a source really took off. One venerable brand has 20 watts Class A, blooming into to some multiple of that on some sort of separate track thing-a-ma-jigger. The buttons on the front are possibly the weak point. Peachtree Audio speakers are designed for maximum performance when wedded with a Peachtree … Besides, Quad Vena came out to the market earlier than the Peachtree's. Also aft of the nova300's preamp stage is an all-discrete, class-AB headphone amplifier. It came prefitted with the Audio-Technica AT-VM95E cartridge which is a wonderful budget cartridge in itself, but I swapped it out for the Grado Opus3 Maple Bodied Phono Cartridge in order to review the cartridge, and as it was preferable in … Regardless, I continue to respect and revere the integrity I've known from Stereophile since I was a kid. I'd really like to have the Nova compared with the Parasound Halo Intergrated. Turns out, we just got shipped an incorrect model. “…the Nova 300 is a flat out steal for all the audio capabilities it delivers.” Read the full review… “No matter what was going into the amplifier, or what we were using to listen to it, it never gave anything but a brilliant performance.” As we said earlier, it is also loud if you want it to be. This is an audiophile amp with options. Peachtree is a US audio manufacturing company that formed in 2007 when they launched their Decco amplifier, which at the time brought with it some revolutionary ideas. But despite these, what we would call, minor issues, there is not much to complain about. All of the controls described above, except for the volume knob, are duplicated on the nova300's compact, aluminum-fronted remote-control handset, which adds a Mute button. It's fabulous. The front panel tells you where the volume level is set by illuminating the lights over the eight input selectors, similar to a horizontal LED indicator. Manufacturer's Comment Editor: We would like to thank Art Dudley and John Atkinson for taking the time to review Peachtree Audio's nova300. They add that, with the lower S/N (95–100dB) of their earlier preamp stages, the addition of a tube buffer was "an acceptable compromise." Another amplifier is aiming right at the balls of the established order of high-end consumer electronics. It is also iOS certified and supports direct WiFi play. I'll bet it's half way between a Bose Wave Radio and darTzeel/Wilsons. Well, the answer to that is simple. ESS 9018 Reference DAC with DSD and asynchronous USB, iOS, 2 opt, coax, phono and aux inputs. Oh ! The only stat we will include is that the frequency range is from 20Hz–20kHz. Peachtree Audio nova 300 Reviewed by Part-time Audiophile. All their previous products had been made in China. My greatest fear is that a certain western state, nearing 40 million souls, and perfect weather year-round, might consign Class A amplification to midnight smuggling along the Arizona, Nevada, Mexican borders. A look that says, “take me seriously.”. With a push-button design, there is bound to be a little bit of ‘play’ in the action. One year ago almost to the day as I write, Peachtree Audio invited me and other members of the audio press to the New York City retail shop Stereo Exchange, where various. But in this case I agree with you. The preamplifier, whether a separate component or as part of an all-in-one integrated amplifier, plays a critical role in the sound chain. I've owned several pieces of Peachtree Audio gear and have literally sold a half a dozen others to my close friends based on my word-of-mouth raves. Normally I'd be OK with trying just about anything, as long as it were tried at length to be certain. I kept my NAD but they did provide a good offer for my old Creek. You may also be interested in the Best Music Streamers, the Best Floor Standing Speakers, and the Best Record Players Stands on the market. Click logo to read full review. (Last note: This finish is not available. Even if you could understand how to use them. What you really want to know is how it sounds? I dunno what others are reading into this, but I caught on to what Dudley was getting at with the "slightly grainy" etc. At first, we were perplexed by Art's conclusion since every other review and all of the dealer and customer feedback has been in direct opposition. Maybe a Christmas tree light would actually work as a replacement. I am sure the reviewer love his speakers but cmon using vintage equipment to do reviews does not make sense in my book. However, they are well built, and we don’t see that as a negative. Make it beautiful. Love Peachtree Audio, and am enjoying the original Nova (redwood) connected to an iMac 14,2 via the X1 USB to coax for 24/96. Peachtree’s series of nova integrated amplifiers provide a special listening experience, regardless of the input source or listening method. Available in the UK at last, Malcolm Steward tries its innovative Nova amplifier/DAC Hard to imagine doing a review like this, using only vintage Altecs. The Nova 300 is completely solid-state. Sorry, I'm not buying it, literally. Someone said it best in an article I read somewhere: "the DAC inside your integrated is obsolete the second you take it home." I have been reading Stereophile for a couple of years now and enjoy the reviews and technical measurements. I've also always liked the aesthetic of Peachtree amps with curved corners and a wooden case. Clearly, some running-in was in order; before doing any further critical listening, I subjected the nova300 to a little over a week's worth of steady use as a background-music workhorse. The sound takes you on a journey to a place you may not have visited before. China bashing says all I need to know about you. It had become the first integrated amplifier that offered a USB. My prediction is that the used market for amplification will be "heating up" as these new standards become more prevalent. The original picture was changed. We mentioned in our overview that Peachtree wanted to build an amplifier that would ‘do it all’. Sounds Like Art Described Every Switching Amp I've Ever Heard. SKU: 5709765 . Select the correct input from the eight choices on the front. Smiles were smiled and drinks were drunk, and before the press event ended and Herb Reichert and Michael Lavorgna and I had wandered off to a restaurant in the East Village, I extracted from Messrs. Spainhour and Solomon their promise to send me a review sample of Peachtree's new nova300 integrated amplifier ($2499) as soon as possible. Digital Audio Review gives the DAR Knock Out Award to the "powerfully persuasive Peachtree nova300" "I doubt that there's a loudspeaker on the planet that this Peachtree won't drive with sure-footed authority." Note: If you click a link on this page, then go on to make a purchase, we may receive a commission but at no extra cost to you. Quite an impressive array are included. I suppose that this Nova300 review makes sense from Mr.Dudley's point of view but I don't think the design is aimed at his type of owner. We might be giving the impression we are impressed. 'Guess you didn't learn much for 43 years LOL. Although, I'm guessing we get no reward for this one or if we did, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't be displaying it. I dread updating my DF Red. I use a vinyl record player (with tube pre amp) and blue sound node 2i for transport via RCA cables. Having a vinyl-horn lover review this thing is like having a Sailboat lover reviewing a 3,000 hp Ocean Racer. To the right of that row of buttons is the nova300's volume knob, which is of the continuous variety (no stops at the extremes of its range). Soft piano and violin, very formal like the dining room in your parent's house that nobody can actually walk into. As you can probably tell, we look at Peachtree like our baby (because it is) and it does hurt when she's put in a mismatched in a relationship that never stood a chance. The shell is made from high-density fiberboard (HDF), while previous offerings had been manufactured using MDF. Light years better sound, period (and the remote is much better too). I am shocked and bewildered by this review. 300 watts of class d vs. 200 watts of class a/b. I'm going to start this off with an assignment for those reading the review. More than that, they wanted it to look good and not cost two arms and a leg. ps. "I would never recommend a 300Wpc solid-state, high-resolution, integrated amplifier with a pair of vintage 60-year-old horn loudspeakers. Peachtree Audio’s internal revolution has been largely driven from within by three key factors. Es baut auf Peachtrees Originalkonzept, das 2007 im bahnbrechenden Decco eingeführt wurde: einem Verstärker mit USB-Eingang und integriertem DAC für eine direkte Verbindung von einem Mac oder PC. There doesn’t seem too much point in reeling out endless technical specs on performance or sound. I've had nova for a month now, and it's amazing. Apple's AudioMIDI utility revealed that, via USB, the nova300 … Hi-fi veteran Peachtree Audio thinks so, and it makes an extremely compelling case with its line of Nova integrated 2-channel amplifiers. This time out though we note a significant uptick in SNR: 111db from the nova150 as active pre-amp, 105db as an integrated. For about half its time in my system, the Peachtree nova300 sat on my Box Furniture rack, not far from my analog sources—a Garrard 301 turntable with EMT 997 tonearm and various stereo and mono moving-coil pickups, and Hommage T1 and T2 step-up transformers from Auditorium 23—and drove my Altec Flamenco loudspeakers via Auditorium 23 speaker cable. The Peachtree Audio nova300 has been designed to provide a special listening experience, regardless of the input source or the listening method. Those speakers were not voiced back in the day to be played with a modern high efficiency amplifier. It replaced an NAD C390DD. This Peachtree’s 6.4mm socket is even beefier on power than that found in the nova150. The ratio will increase as the volume control is turned down and will be at its maximum when the control is all the way down. The sound is aggressive when it is supposed to be but lays back when required. The only other area where we might be concerned is that the amp does run rather hot. I've read ALL of the other reviews of this particular new unit, as I'm eager to ultimately replace my original Nova currently sitting in my rack, and am almost as disappointed as Mr. Solomon himself. The audioband ratio is the significant one. Don't get me wrong, Vintage equipment can sound great, but I would not use it to review the latest hifi equipment. I hate to sound professorial, or like there will be an exam later in the semester, but it's for your own benefit. Too many of the reviews of the Utopia and Elear discussed modifications such as changing to different earpads, which changes the sound, and I had the impression that it caused confusion for potential buyers. Installation and setup I can't report any deficiencies in the sound. Might that actually be beneficial to some people? But because this feature distinguishes the nova300 from Peachtree's similarly recent nova150 and from the original iDecco integrated amp of ten years ago and its built-in iPod dock (remember those? You would expect that much. The amp is so quite and revealing. I.e., given the overwhelming praise for this amp with B&Ws, why corroborate the known? Ob das Ganze unser Herz zu gewinnen vermochte, erfahren Sie im Test Peachtree Nova. I'm puzzled trying to square Peachtree's touting of the Nova300's preamp S/N ratio of 111db, description of the Nova300 as "Quiet as a Mouse" and achieving "a remarkable" "signal-to-noise ratio" with your measurement statements on signal/noise ratio. As an aside, if you have or are creating a paper to correlate the significance of Atkinson's "worst-case" S/N measurement with something that offers insight on how that plays out in listening under best (very quiet) conditions, I'd like to bookmark that article. (I don't know if Peachtree was the first to bring such a hybrid to market, but it's safe to say they're the ones who put it on the map.) 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I thought the NAD sounded great, with some slight boom in the bass. Make it simple. Totally agree with the manufacturer's comment. DSD is Direct Stream Digital and creates a high-resolution signal. We have managed below list for Peachtree Audio Nova300 Review upon 35284 reviews. I can see trying the Peachtree in his vintage system as a fun aside but in this case, DS from PA is correct - there's a big mismatch here. Needs Some Great Products To Run Into Your New Amp? Probably designed with a Macintosh/Marantz or Fisher EL34/EL84 tube amp. What I don't like is the price, digital amps, and the company lacks 'heritage'. .Art is great, but clearly the speakers were a poor match. I've always liked integrated amps that are all-in-one's with a DAC, lots of connections for devices and sources that can drive just about any 2.0 or 2.1 system. I note the recommended amplification for the triton 5's is 15 to 400 watt/channel. Thus the nova300 adds a number of things to the Peachtree formula, but there's also one thing it leaves out: Unlike earlier Peachtree electronics, which used a dual-triode vacuum tube, visible through a window in the front panel, for preamp-stage buffering, the nova300 is 100% solid-state. Peachtree Audio iDecco review Packing a traditional valve alongside up-to-the-minute digital technology, this stereo amplifier and dock will suit most digital-based systems Tested at £999.00. There is an abundance of connection options, and having its own headphone amplifier makes a big difference. I don't think so. . I read the Focal Utopia article on innerfidelity and the inconsistency of the products. That would have been at the forefront of their thinking. Your email address will not be published. Peachtree Audio nova300 Review. There isn’t much point having a high-end amplifier if you’re going to run ‘average’ quality sources into it. Persuasive marketing, in some cases. The company are now based in Bellevue, Washington state, not far from Seattle. This amplifier – our original Decco – was groundbreaking for its time. I don't know who wants this. The exception is that the volume control is an up and down push control rather than a revolving dial. In the interests of balance, though, it’s only right to tray and highlight any problem areas with any product. By What Hi-Fi? And quite rightly so. One of these is just for iPhones and iPads. At least it would have made sense to have another set of speakers to compare. This one looks exactly like the Quad Vena, except for its higher price. I'll leave it at that. This is what Peachtree Audio 2.0 is all about. Thankfully there was a delay because reviews do matter and the fairly harsh and pointed opinions are in direct opposition to every other review of the nova150 or 300. When you get this quality, you are going to need high-performance tweeters and drivers and powerful woofers. A couple questions though. A reviewer of modern digital audio equipment should be judging his reviews using equipment that is compatible and accessible to the people who would be buying the product. I don't hear any of "harshness" that the review calls out. BUY NOW. PEACHTREE AUDIO Nova150 Integrated Amplifier Review. Another manufacturer seems to be pressing ahead. This video shows the bench testing of a Peachtree Nova300. It is an attractive design and is well-made. An optional WiFi board is in the works, and Solomon told me that Peachtree is "looking at the possibility" of soon adding MQA decoding. It drives me down the path of buying Sony, Yamaha, Harmon because these big boys have a quality control department! :-(. Once the volume is set, the lights revert to indicating the input in use. Peachtree Audio amplifiers drive real speakers, taking in stride the often difficult demands placed on an amplifier by the speaker designer. Those should be driven by a moderately powered tube amp and preamp. I heard this same amplifier at the 2016 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest driving very high efficient speakers. They wanted to design an amp that would do it all. Perhaps Stereophile can blacklist companies that fail to provide a working product. nova300: Computer Audiophile Nov 16 "Comparing what I heard then with what I heard this week, I have to say the nova300 is better than the twice-as-expensive Grand Integrated ($4500). Anyway, Jana should'a been the reviewer, the Nova is aimed at her generation not seasoned Audiophiles. HiFi amplifier, integrated stereo amplifier or standalone digital-analog converter (DAC) - their products are known for their amazing sound quality and incredible design. When Peachtree sat down to design the Nova 300, they wanted to include many things. All of that is straightforward, and the nova300 threw me no curves—except for one in the setup regimen for its internal DAC: At first, after using a 1m-long AudioQuest Carbon USB link to connect the nova300 to my iMac, I had the damnedest time getting the computer to recognize the Peachtree. I'll bet it'll be a darn good seller, "Having a vinyl-horn lover review this thing is like having a Sailboat lover reviewing a 3,000 hp Ocean Racer.". So I replaced it with the Nova 150. Geeeez. So did they like it? How do I know that a product works? … Most like the gear as well. The sample rate with DSD is much higher than with FLAC or other file formats. The low frequencies resonate with their depth. These indicate not only the input source but also volume levels. Go figure. But no-one listens to an amplifier with the volume control all the way down. There is no big secret as to what Peachtree is trying to achieve with the Nova 300. I use a vinyl record player (with tube pre amp) … Depress the button for five seconds, and they become the inputs for the phono. Does it come much easier? (Oregon will legislate accordingly and sympathetically.) After much swearing, I tried pressing the USB-B input button, saying to the empty room, "Nahhh, this couldn't be the solution." I heard one of the products from this manufacturer in a retailer's showroom. Reviews Video News Pictures ... direct from the Peachtree Audio Web site or through its brick and mortar dealers for $1,599. If you want to build an amp that is going to impress, then it also needs to make a big first impression. I am glad that this manufacturer, at least, seems to be dispensing with putting a little, Christmas tree light-type, vacuum tube into their products. Maybe you will be allowed Class A amplification if you can certify that it's from renewable sources. A final note: Although I'd surely been told, at one time or another, that the nova300's output stage operates in class-D, I'd forgotten that detail by the time I received my review sample. I am choosing between the PeachTree Nova300 and a Rotel RA-1592 for powering a pair of Sonus Faber Olympica I bookshelves. Instruments and sound separated. The sound of this amp will almost certainly be dictated by the quality of the speakers you use with it. Some caution is in order with the new "Classes" of amplification. I wrote code for a Defense Industry CEO to control the instruments on his $35 million racing sailboat. In … After all of the time I've spent with this unit and so much glowing praise from so many, I was initially shocked and in a state of disbelief. With those requirements you are not missing much with Nova300. I recommend it. That is probably loud enough for most people. For the rest of its time here, the Peachtree sat on a solid oak Stickley table near my desk and Apple iMac computer, driving the same speakers with the same speaker cables re-routed to accommodate the alternate position. I'm surprised that Stereophile, which I usually agree with whole-heartedly, would publish a report that's so contradictory to my experience with Peachtree's products. Home Theater Bypass, Volume Control … You would be right. There are an impressive range of inputs and outputs that just about ‘do it all’. You'll never be a perfect fit for "all" systems or people, as proven here. The nova300 also remains true to the job description of the original Peachtree iDecco of 2007: an all-in-one integrated amplifier and digital-to-analog converter. This was a first run picture that's no longer in our art circulation. Every musical signal goes through the preamp stage: it is vital. Gone for good is the defeatable tube stage that previously glowed blue on each Peachtree … Instead, the front panel visually indicates where in the nova300's range of volume the knob happens to be set: Lacking such a traditional—one could even say instinctive—means of informing the user where in the product's volume range the knob setting happens to be at any given time, the nova300's front panel offers visual feedback: Whenever the user is moving the knob, the lights above each of the eight input buttons form a horizontal indicator bar.
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