brett_s
04-13-2013, 12:31 PM
I picked up a used Peachtree NovaPre preamp/dac. I bought it on a whim after visiting with the peachtree folks at the AXPONA audio show. I had been contemplating getting an external DAC, and I decided for the money, that this could be a better way to go. It replaced a Belles Soloist preamp that I had in my system, that I had been happy with.
Both the wife and I were blown away by how nice this peachtree NovaPre sounded. The sound is incredibly warm, smooth, and clear. The top end of the system is quite "relaxed" now. The base is deep and tight with this also. A big difference as you can really feel the bass notes, while they are staying incredibly tight. I was surprised by how nice this unit sounds. I can litterally pick up sounds in the music that I haven't heard before (I always rolled by eyes when people said this before, but it's true.....). Warm and clear, those are the words that keep coming to be as I listen to it.
So far i'm just running my older Dennon universal DVD player to it with a digital coax. Now that I'm going to keep it (I wasn't sure if it would be an improvement), I may go down the path of ripping my CD's to a hardrive and taking full advantage of the system. That would free up a ton of space in my room as well as allowing me to access internet audio.
While it may not be the wholly grail of hi-end, the value per dollar on this unit is off the chart. Thought I would share with the group.
Makes me wonder what the GrandPre or GrandIntegrated sounds like.....
Brett
Both the wife and I were blown away by how nice this peachtree NovaPre sounded. The sound is incredibly warm, smooth, and clear. The top end of the system is quite "relaxed" now. The base is deep and tight with this also. A big difference as you can really feel the bass notes, while they are staying incredibly tight. I was surprised by how nice this unit sounds. I can litterally pick up sounds in the music that I haven't heard before (I always rolled by eyes when people said this before, but it's true.....). Warm and clear, those are the words that keep coming to be as I listen to it.
So far i'm just running my older Dennon universal DVD player to it with a digital coax. Now that I'm going to keep it (I wasn't sure if it would be an improvement), I may go down the path of ripping my CD's to a hardrive and taking full advantage of the system. That would free up a ton of space in my room as well as allowing me to access internet audio.
While it may not be the wholly grail of hi-end, the value per dollar on this unit is off the chart. Thought I would share with the group.
Makes me wonder what the GrandPre or GrandIntegrated sounds like.....
Brett