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has anyone some hours in his Novas yet? any first hand review? the only review i find online is the parttimestereo one, which is just for the bookshelves.
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Curious as well!
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Shocked no one here on AA has a pair yet!
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Most recent Stereophile reviewed the Nova 1. My reading of the review (both subjective & measured) was "damned with faint praise............." on the performance end of things. YMMV.
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Listened to some Nova II’s and Dynaudio Confidence 30’s side by side at a local dealer. I thought the Dyn’s were a bit muted compared to the Nova’s. I’m a Focal fan, so I think the Nova’s were more like the Focals I’m used to vs the Dyn’s.
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I own the Nova III and really am enjoying them. After 100 hours of break in the bottom end came alive.
I hear that Sonus Faber just raised the price on these by $500. Good listening. Trailmusic |
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I own Nova IIIs and love them.
Has anyone compared the Nova III and Serafinos side by side? Is the sound difference worth $7500 difference? My dealer does not carry the Serafinos.....just the Amanti Traditions. Good listening. Trailmusic. System: Nova III, Lumin A1, Esoteric F-05, Valhalla 2 cabling. |
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The same question is asked in the comment section of this YouTube link. You can find the answer there also. https://youtu.be/2x3BG-eRUzM I personally heard them both in the same store on different occasions. First i heard the Serafino, which made my jaw drop. A week or so later i heard the Olympica Nova 3. I was hoping for a similar experience, but it didn’t. The Nova is very nice but not in the same league. I guess there is a reason for the price difference. It almost always does. Last edited by sander; 09-29-2020 at 06:55 AM. |
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Finally got my Nova CII. It took over two months to get in. It’s a significant improvement over the Olympica Center.
It was the one area of my system I was never fully satisfied with. I’m glad SF came out with a better offering in the Nova line. Karl
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Sources: Linn Klimax DS, Kaleidescape Strato S Amps: MC452 & MC301 Speakers/Subs: Sonus Faber Olympica III’s & Nova CII in Wenge, 2 x JL Fathom 112's w/ Sound Anchor stands Pre/Pro: C1100, MX122 Power: PS Audio P10 Cables: Center speaker-Wireworld Silver Eclipse 8, L/R Speakers-Wireworld Gold Eclipse 7, Kimber Palladian Power Cables, Kimber KS1126 Interconnects Misc: Furutech Flux 50 NSF, Furutech GTX-D NSF outlets, Furutech Boosters Last edited by McDaddy; 06-13-2021 at 02:05 PM. |
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