Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista PRE - Preamplifier + PRE PSU
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Delivery Information
Free Delivery on Orders over £100
All orders over £100 qualify for Free Shipping in the UK Mainland, with no exceptions.
For orders under £100 we apply a flat rate charge of £8.99 using a 24hr Tracked Courier Service.
Northern Ireland
Orders to Northern Ireland above £300 qualify for Free Shipping.
Orders to Northern Ireland below £300 are subject to a £25 Shipping Charge.
When Will I Receive my Order
We are building our stock inventory, some items can be dispatched quickly, but some will take a bit longer. If you have any questions regarding shipping, or if you're ordering something and have an important deadline please get in touch first to guarantee delivery before a certain date.
Ex Demo - Next day if ordered before mid day.
The following brands are delivered within 1 - 2 Working Days:
- AudioControl
- AudioLab
- Audison
- Blackvue
- Cyrus
- Dynaudio (Car Audio)
- Focal
- Hertz
- Hi-Fi Rose
- IsoAcoustics
- Mission
- Morel
- Ortofon
- Pro-Ject
- Q Acoustics
- Roon
- Skinz
- Sony
- Wharfedale
The following brands are delivered within 2 - 3 Working Days:
- Alpine
- Blaupunkt
- Chord Cables
- Luxman
- JL Audio Car Audio and Hifi
The following brands are shipped within 7 - 10 Working Days:
- Amphion
- Auralic
- Dynaudio (Home)
- Dynaudio Car Audio on certain parts
- Tru Technology Tungsten and Line Series
The following brands are custom order and usually arrive within 4 weeks:
- Heco
- Tru Technology Billet Series
The following brands are shipped within 6 - 8 Weeks:
- Recaro (Seats are built to order)
The following brands are for collection or personal delivery by a member of the Studio Incar team:
- Hegel
- Certain Dynaudio lines (Confidence etc)
If there are alterations to these time frames we will contact you after an order is placed. Sometimes it may be quicker.
How Do I Track My Order
Once your order has been shipped we will email you a tracking number and a link to the couriers website. Please contact us on 01489 578951 if you do not receive this email.
How Do I Get Free Delivery?
Online orders over £100 will automatically have free delivery applied when you add to basket. Unfortunately, this offer only extends to web orders with a delivery address in the UK Mainland – N Ireland, Ireland, parts of Scotland, Highlands and Islands delivery addresses will have their exact carriage cost calculated during checkout.
Upon Receipt of Your Order
You are advised to carefully inspect the package and goods to ensure they are intact and complete before signing for receipt of delivery. Should you find the parcel to be damaged or incomplete you must refuse delivery of the goods or sign "Damaged" then contact us on the day of delivery.
Bank Holidays
Our couriers do not deliver on a Bank Holiday so your parcel will be delivered on the next working day.
The Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista PRE is a fully balanced, Class A pre-amplifier that combines, for the first time, fully discrete circuitry with Musical Fidelity’s iconic nuvistor valve stage and a separate power supply in a matching chassis. When combined with other Nu-Vista by Musical Fidelity products, the result is a system without compromise, capable of truly breath-taking performance.
The Nu-Vista PRE features fully balanced circuitry and a precision-matched stepped attenuator for volume control. This means even when listening at low or very high volume, the stereo imaging will always remain detailed and precise. For strength in drive, the Nu-Vista PRE even features a pair of mini (circa 50W) power amplifiers, running in Class A for pre-amp purposes, giving the best in line-driving capability and dynamic range, as well as achieving very low noise and distortion.
Includes the Nu-Vista PRE PSU Power Supply
The Nu-Vista PRE PSU allowed Musical Fidelity’s engineers to remove the AC mains power supply from the main unit and place it in a separate, spacious chassis dedicated to delivering perfect power. Featuring inbuilt mains and output filtering, it functions as a very quiet, clean power supply that allows the sensitive audio circuitry in the Nu-Vista PRE to perform without mains-borne interference, far away from the optimised power transformers. For total convenience in use, the Nu-Vista PRE PSU is switched on and off via the Nu-Vista PRE’s front-panel.
In typical Musical Fidelity style, the overall construction of the Nu-Vista PRE and Nu-Vista PRE PSU is uncompromisingly solid. The front and side panels are milled from extruded aluminium profiles, contributing to a chassis that effectively acts as a Faraday cage, protecting the internal circuitry from external electromagnetic fields. Because of the overall weight, the chassis is also resistant to other mechanical vibrations and airborne interference.
The Nu-Vista PRE features 12 independent inputs, six RCA pairs and six fully balanced XLR pairs. For better system matching there is also a +6dB Gain boost button, which remembers which inputs need the feature applied. Complete control is available via the front panel, or using the dedicate remote control, which is itself machined from a block of aluminium for the same feel. The Nu-Vista PRE PSU is then supplied with the required power cables for easy connection to the main unit.
Technical Specifications
Pre-Amplifier
- Output voltage: 28Vrms
- Output current: 1A peak to peak
- Output impedance: <47Ω
- THD+N: < 0.002 % typical, 20Hz to 20 kHz
- Signal / noise ratio: >120dB, 20Hz - 20kHz
- Gain: 2.15x (normal); 4.3x (+6dB enabled); volume maximum
- Input impedance: 100 K Ohms
- Overload margin: 24dB
- Channel separation: >100dB, 20Hz - 20kHz
- Frequency response: +0, -1dB, 5Hz to 100kHz
In & Output
- 12 independent inputs: 6x RCA & 6x XLR
- Variable Pre output: 1x RCA & 1x XLR
- Fixed output: 1x RCA & 1x XLR
- Trigger input and output: 3.5mm mono jack socket
- Trigger level: ±5V to ±12V
General Information
- Remote Control included
- Weight PRE: 22kg net (30kg)
- Weight PRE PSU: 25kg net (34kg)
- Dimensions PRE (WxHxD): 483 x 187,5 x 491 (506 with connectors)
- Dimensions PRE PSU (WxHxD): 483 x 187,5 x 475 (478 with connectors)
- Mains voltages: 115/230VAC 50/60Hz (factory pre-set); 100VAC 50/60Hz (alternative)
- Consumption: <0.5W in standby mode; 65W maximum
Further Information
What is Our Return Policy?
Subject to the below exceptions, Studio Incar LTD is happy to exchange or refund your purchase within 30 days of delivery. Your refund will be credited to the original payment card on the day of request but may take up to 14 working days.
Unwanted goods must be returned in as-new fully re-saleable condition with any and all packaging intact. We reserve the right to refuse an exchange or full refund if goods are not returned in as new re-saleable condition or are damaged. If these conditions are met we will gladly offer a replacement, exchange or refund.
Refunds on promotional goods purchased under a promotional offer will be based on the terms of the promotional price. Our 30 days returns policy is in addition to the standard 14 day returns offered by the Consumer Contact Regulations.
If for any reason you believe your product is defective please notify us immediately on 01489 578951 or via email. If your product is faulty or covered under warranty any carriage costs incurred shipping the goods back will be refunded up to the amount of £10.
Upon receipt of your order you are advised to carefully inspect the package and goods to ensure they are intact and complete, before signing for receipt of delivery. Should you find the parcel to be damaged or incomplete you must refuse delivery of the goods.
Please report any damaged or faulty items to Studio Incar within 24 hours of receipt of the goods and provide any information requested (eg photographs) within 24 hours.
If you have ordered the incorrect part or wish to return an order we will gladly exchange the product free of charge with just the carriage to pay.
How do I Return a Product?
Please follow the instructions below before returning any goods
We require all returned goods (defective, damaged, unwanted or otherwise) to be sent back to us in the original condition they were received in, with all accessories, manuals and the original packaging. Items that are being returned purely because they are no longer wanted should be returned in unopened packaging. Studio Incar retain the right to refuse a refund or charge an appropriate fee for items that are returned without original packaging and/or without accessories and manuals.
Collection Procedure
- In the event of a product failing, your first course of action should be to contact Studio Incar at info@studioincar.co.uk
- Within 6 months of purchase date: Once the fault has been established and deemed impossible to be solved on site, Studio Incar will arrange for collection of the item at cost to the customer. This will be refunded in full if the item is found to be faulty.
- Please note that if the item has a non-warrantable fault the customer will be charge for carriage both ways, parts and labour.
Our Return address is:
Returns
Studio Incar
Unit 23, Mitchell Close
Fareham
PO15 5SE
How do I Cancel an Order?
You may cancel your order (or any part of it) for any reason before dispatch, however, if your order has already been dispatched & is with the courier a restocking fee may apply.
Please email us at info@studioincar.co.uk or call 01489 578951 to cancel an order.
The products we use and sell are of the highest quality and we trust them wholeheartedly, but every now and again a product has a fault that is covered under the manufacturers warranty.
In the event of such an occurance please contact us via email at info@studioincar.co.uk to proceed with the warranty process.
Below is a list of all the Manufacturers warranty timeframes with any special instructions for extended warranties:
Alpine
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturers Warranty
Amphion
5 Years standard Manufacturers Warranty
AudioControl
- 5 Years with Installation by an Authorised Installer (Studio Incar is an Authorised Installer)
- 1 Year if you are doing your own Installation
- 2 Years if you register the product with the UK supplier
AudioLab
- 2 Years standard Manufacturers warranty
Audison
- 1 Year standard Manufacturers warranty
- 2 Years if you register the product with the UK supplier
Auralic
- 90 Days Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 3 Years Extended Warranty - Product Registration within 30 days of Purchase
Blackvue
- 6 Months standard Manufacturers warranty
Blaupunkt
1 Year standard Manufacturers warranty
Chord Company
- Lifetime Warranty
Cyrus Audio
- 40 series - 5 Years
- XR series - 3 Years
- Classic series - 2 Years
- Turntable - 3 Years
Product Registration Here
Dynaudio
- 2 Years on Car Audio Products - No Extendable Warranty
- 2 Years standard Warranty on Home Audio Products
- up to 8 Years Extendable Warranty on Home Audio Products when you register at Dynaudio
Focal
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 2 Years Extended Warranty when registered with Focal
Hegel
- 2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
Hertz
- 1 Year standard Manufacturers warranty
- 2 Years if you register the product with the UK supplier
HiFi Rose
2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
iFi Audio
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturers Warranty
JL Audio
- 1 Year for Speakers and Subwoofers
- 2 Years for Amplifiers and Processors
Luxman
3 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
Mission
1 Year Standard Manufacturer Warranty
3 Years Extended Warranty if Registered with Mission
Ortofon
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturers Warranty
Peachtree Audio
- 2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 3 Years Extended Warranty if Registered with Peachtree
Pro-Ject
- 2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 3 Years Extended Warranty if Registered with Pro-Ject
Q-Acoustics
- 4 Years for Passive Loudspeakers
- 1 Year for Active Loudspeakers / Subwoofers
- 5 Years for Passive Loudspeakers if Registers with Q Acoustics
- 2 Years for Active Loudspeakers / Subwoofers if Registered with Q Acoustics
SolidSteel
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturer Warranty
Sony
- 1 Year Standard Manufacturer Warranty
Wharfedale
- 2 Years Standard Manufacturers Warranty
- 3 Years Extended Warranty if registered with Wharfedale
