Musical Surroundings Nova II w/ upgraded sorbathane footers

Musical Surroundings Nova II in like new cosmetic condition with no functional issues. Comes with upgraded Sorbathane footers for better isolation.  A longtime favorite of The Absolute Sound.  Check out the many rave reviews online.

One reviewers conclusion:

"The result of a long design evolution, the Nova II offers a mature
product that provides top quality sound. Compact, well built with enough
facilities to provide everything you need to make the most from your
cartridge, the Musical Surroundings Nova II is one of the best phono
amps, in this price range, that I’ve ever heard."

For the past 15 years, Michael Yee’s Phonomena phono stage designs
have defined Q.P.R., or Quality/Price Ratio, for phono stages, and the
Nova II is no exception.

Built in California, the new Nova II is a battery-powered phono stage
with incredible flexibility and performance. The Nova II replaces the
popular Nova Phonomena. Our Nova II battery-powered phono preamplifier,
sharing improved chassis design of our MYDAC II, features dual-mono,
discrete circuitry with extensive gain and loading flexibility,
delivering the best sound in its price range. Like the Phonomena II and
SuperNova II, the Nova II has rear panel accessible switches for easily
accessible and highly flexible gain and loading adjustment. It features 2
rechargeable internal NiMH dual-mono battery packs with Smart Sensing
auto recharge feature. All AC and charging circuits automatically
disconnect when listening in battery mode. The Nova II features enhanced
casework design and upgraded internal components.

The Musical Surroundings Nova II is a complete phonograph
preamplifier with RIAA equalization that amplifies the output signal of a
phono cartridge, either moving coil or moving magnet, up to a nominal
“line level”. The Nova II may be used with a receiver or an integrated
amplifier. If you use separate components, a line level control unit
(preamp) is required before the power amp, since there is no independent
volume control for the Nova II. The Nova II’s power supply is internal
and connnects to the wall with the supplied wall mount transformer.

• New casework with silver or black anodized finish
• Improved resonance isolation for main board and battery power supply
• 5dB better signal-to-noise ratio
• Super matched transistor pair input for improved linearity and sonic performance
• Discrete, dual-mono circuitry

Gain switches (dB)

40, 44, 46, 48, 50, 51.5, 52.7, 53.7, 56, 57.5, 58.4, 59.4, 60

Input load switches (Ohms)

200pF/300pF, 30, 40, 50, 59, 80, 100, 121, 150, 243, 280, 380, 475, 660, 1k, 2k, 47k, 100k

Dimensions

9 7/8"w x 9 7/8"d x 2.5"h

Weight

5 lbs

Warranty

3 years