This is it...the one you’ve been waiting for and the one we’ve always wanted to build…the incredible new nova500.

The nova500 is five audiophile-designed products in one: a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a preamplifier, a power amplifier, a moving magnet phono preamplifier and a headphone amplifier all seamlessly integrated into a single, beautiful aluminum and wood chassis that is the hallmark of Peachtree Audio.

The nova500 is designed to provide the ultimate link between all of your source devices and your speakers with the most powerful and “cleanest” amplifier section we have have ever offered. But the nova500 isn’t designed to simply reproduce music loudly. It is designed to deliver music the way the creators intended; with the ease, authority, musicality and emotional impact provided by the world's best recordings.

Highlights

Built-in, state-of-the-art, power amplifier with an astounding 500 watts per channel

ESS 9028 PRO Sabre DAC with up to 32-Bit/384kHz PCM and 5.6MHz DSD resolution

Fully differential (balanced) audio circuitry from the digital inputs to the output

Exclusive DyNEC iOS input for audio streaming from Apple Lightning devices

Asynchronous USB, (1) coaxial and (2) optical digital inputs for connection to virtually any source device

Phono (MM) input for direct connection of a turntable (can also double as a standard line-level input)

Home Theater Bypass for easy integration with a multi-channel system (also doubles as a standard line-level input) driving the front speakers for listening to stereo music

Volume Control Bypass feature for use with variable output source devices

Switchable loop feature for inserting an external EQ or other sound processor into the signal path

Discrete, high-output, custom-designed headphone amplifier

Extensive internal grounding

Available in Piano Black and Gloss Ebony Mocha

Proudly assembled in Matthews, NC, USA

SPEAKER OUTPUT

Compatible Speakers 2.5-16Ω

Output Power (WPC, 8Ω | 4Ω, <1% THD+N, AES17) 500 | 700

Dynamic Range (A-weighted) 106dB

Damping Factor (1kHz, 8Ω) >650

Frequency Response (20 - 20kHz) <+/-0.4dB

Inter-Modulation Distortion >80dB below fundamental

Total Harmonic Distortion (AES17, 1kHz, 4Ω) 0.003%

Channel Separation (1kHz, 8Ω) >90dB

PREAMP OUTPUT

Output Voltage (rms) 3.8V

Output Impedance 100Ω

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Analog | Digital Source, un-weighted) 106dB | 106dB

Channel Separation (1kHz) >115dB

Frequency Response (Analog | Digital Source, 8Hz-20kHz) <0.1dB | <0.5dB

Total Harmonic Distortion 0.001% (2V rms, 1kHz, un-weighted)

HEADPHONE OUTPUT

Output Power (32Ω, rms | peak) 1200mW | 2770mW

Output Power (300Ω, rms | peak) 330mW | 700mW

Output Power (600Ω, rms | peak) 170mW | 350mW

Output Impedance 1Ω

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Analog | Digital Source, un-weighted) 107dB | 106dB

Dynamic Range (Analog | Digital Source, un-weighted) 107dB | 100dB

Channel Separation (1kHz) >100dB at 1kHz

Frequency Response (Digital source, 8Hz-20kHz) <0.5dB

Frequency Response (Analog source, 8Hz-100kHz) <0.1dB

Total Harmonic Distortion 0.003% (2V rms, 1kHz, un-weighted)

USB-B Input

Formats PCM and DSD

PCM Sampling Rate and DSD Frequency Rate 16-32 Bit, 44.1-384kHz PCM

2.8224-5.6448MHz DSD

COAX and OPT Inputs

Formats 16-24 Bit, 44.1-192kHz PCM

AUX Inputs

Maximum Voltage (rms | peak-to-peak) 3.5V | 10V

Impedance 100kΩ

PHONO Input

Maximum Input Voltage (rms) 120mV

Impedance 47kΩ

RIAA EQ No rumble filter used

LOOP Output and Input

Maximum Voltage (rms | peak-to-peak) 3.5V | 10V

Impedance (input | output) 100kΩ | 100Ω

AC Power

AC Input 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz

Maximum Power Consumption 1500W

On Mode (Idle) Power Consumption 41W

Standby Mode Power Consumption <0.5W

Fuse 100-120VAC: 10A/250V Medium Acting

220-240VAC: 6.3A/250V Medium Acting

Physical

Height (including feet) 4.37 inches | 111 mm

Width 14.02 inches | 356 mm

Depth (including volume knob and speaker binding posts) 14.25 inches | 361.95 mm

Weight (shipping weight) 19 lbs (23 lbs) | 8.6 kg (10.5 kg)

Warranty

Parts and Labor Two years

Three years if registered online