Nova III Overview

Essence Of A Brand.

Since 1983, many moments have marked the history of Sonus Faber; the launch of the Olympica Collection 6 years ago is one of them. One of the first lines presented as a complete family of products, but above all, the very first one to feature original drivers, entirely designed in Sonus Faber.

Olympica Nova is the second generation of the iconic family of 2013, improved in its form and substance, imbued with the timeless values that inspired Sonus Faber in creating the original line. The result is a new collection that embraces the most advanced technologies that already enhance Sonus Faber’s most prestigious creations.

Olympica Nova III is the ideal solution for someone who wants to experience the essence of Sonus Faber. Slim and elegant, it offers a powerful and transparent sound at the same time. This model is capable of creating a sound stage that won’t go unnoticed. We like to think that the Olympica Nova III is unique.

MA352 Overview

The MA352 Integrated Amplifier is a hybrid design that combines the finest of vacuum tube and solid state audio design principles. The result is an eye-catching amplifier that enjoys the best of these two opposing audio philosophies all while reproducing music at the highest quality level.

“Want valve [vacuum tube] sound with solid state power and reliability? McIntosh have a long history in both fields and bring their expertise to glorious fruition in the audacious MA352 hybrid amplifier, packed with power, glowing valves and the expansive sound they enjoy… The MA352 is an amplifier that we thought was glorious in both appearance and sound.” Named Best Hybrid Amplifier 2020. – Hi-Fi World

“The hybrid McIntosh amplifier is powerful enough to power your favorite speakers, and refined enough to make the experience memorable, no matter what kind of music you play. Highly Recommended.” – Lyd & Bilde

An all analog design, the MA352 has a vacuum tube preamplifier section that is powered by a pair of 12AX7A and a pair of 12AT7 vacuum tubes; its output stage is a direct coupled solid state amplifier that outputs 200 Watts per channel into 8 Ohm speakers or 320 Watts per channel into 4 Ohm speakers – enough power to properly drive virtually any set of loudspeakers. Dual scale blue Watt meters give an accurate readout of power output for both speaker impedances.

“The quality of the sound never falters. The MA352 remains stunningly clear and detailed with loads of power to spare. With the MA352’s impressive 0.03% THD and IMD, you’ll be hard pressed to find any distortion even at window shaking volume.” – Tone Audio

The MA352 has 2 balanced and 3 unbalanced inputs plus 1 Moving Magnet phono input with adjustable loading for connecting a turntable. It has gold-plated speaker binding posts to help prevent corrosion and ensure a quality signal is sent over your speaker cables to your speakers. A stereo preamplifier output is available for connecting a higher-powered amplifier; it can also be used to connect 1 or 2 powered subwoofers for added low frequency performance.

“There’s a sense of confidence in the amplifier’s effortlessness in terms of its power capabilities and its handling of music, how it functions and its overall execution. It offers a rounded set of features. It’s solidly built and assembled. It looks gloriously attractive. Finally, and most importantly, it plays music to very high standards of dynamic realism, tonal accuracy and sheer listenability.” – SoundStage Australia

The MA352 is packed with numerous McIntosh technologies including:

Our patented Power Guard® technology that monitors the output signal for over driving and makes real time micro adjustments to the input signal to prevent harsh sounding clipping that could potentially damage your speakers
Our fuse-less short-circuit protection circuit Sentry Monitor™ that will disengage the output stage before current exceeds safe operating levels and then resets automatically when operating conditions return to normal
McIntosh Monogrammed Heatsinks™ which are connected to advanced high current output transistors that minimize thermal equilibrium lag (or warm-up) time
High Drive headphone amplifier with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD®)
A 5-band analog tone control allows for manual adjustment of your favorite recordings (each band adjustable by ± 12dB)
Home Theater Pass Through lets it be seamlessly integrated into a home theater system
Power Control to send power on/off signals to connected McIntosh components for easy system power up and shutdown
Data Ports to send remote control commands to connected source components
The MA352 “allows you to experience music to the fullest by letting the dynamics and all the energy, as well as the subtleties and slightest nuances, be expressed freely. The width of the soundstage, balance of the frequency ranges, precision of the timbres, impact of the lows and clarity of the highs: the McIntosh MA352 combined all of these qualities with ease, no matter the style of music we listened to.” – Son-Vidéo

The MA352 has “everything it takes to become an instant classic.” – Audio Review

The unit sits on a stainless steel chassis polished to a mirror finish; vintage McIntosh-styled die cast aluminum name badges are affixed to each side. Blue output meters, control knobs, an illuminated logo, and a black glass front panel with direct LED backlighting complete the unit. It can be paired with an assortment of CD players, turntables, tuners, media streamers and speakers to complete your home audio system.

RS150B High Performance Network Streamer Overview

RS150 is High-Performance Network Streamer that provides various multimedia services with high-quality sound and ultra-high-resolution video.

Create your own high-quality sound station with RS150.

Pure Sound
State-of-the-art DAC Setting Integrated with Asahi Kasei’s flagship DAC chip AK4499EQ, the RS150 offers low noise, low distortion, ultra-high-resolution sound and analog rich density with proprietary processing supporting PCM 32bit / 768KHz and Native DSD512 (22.5792Mhz).

Analog Acoustic Sensitivities
Delivers the musical inspiration from high-quality sound by the tuning of Acoustic engineers with thirty years of experience. Clearly expresses the full range, from grand, and rich bass to delicate, and elegant highs.

Linear Power System and Ideal Circuit system
Linear power supply minimizes noise inflow significantly. An ideal circuit system eliminates electrical noise and creates dramatically improved sound quality without distortion.

Highly Precise Femto Clock
The highly precise Femto clock delivers superb stereoscopic,
and distortion-free sound with quiet and clear background imaging.

Case milled from Solid block of High Purity Aluminum
The high-purity aluminum is integrated into one piece to maximize thermal efficiency. By minimizing parts in the assembly area, vibrations that can affect sound qualities are greatly reduced, creating a profound and ideal sense of space.

MQA Certified
RS150 supports MQA full decoder technology. MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording. The master MQA file is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream or download.

Ultra HD 4K Video Support
Watch Local or RoseTube video files in Ultra HD 4K quality on a large display with an HDMI connection. Feel the magnificent and vivid touch of the Opera House at home now.

Advanced Control
14.9-Inch-Wide Touch Screen Intuitive, and convenient interface through high-resolution IPS Multi-Touch panel. The front display can play album art and music videos at a wide viewing angle.

Bluetooth Remote Controller
With a Bluetooth remote controller, control the device with ease.

Innovative ROSE OS
HiFi Rose OS system provides an innovative musical experience. Stream and play ultra-high-quality music, 4K high-definition video, ad-free YouTube, Podcasts, various radio stations from around the world, CD playback/Ripping, and more.

Connect Anything

Wired/Wireless Connection
Seamless streaming over the network is possible.
It supports Airplay and DLNA functions and can connect to smartphones,
computers, and tablet PCs via Wi-Fi / Giga Ethernet / Bluetooth communication.

Build a home media library
Designed to contain enough storage in consideration of listening to HiFi music sources, RS150 can recognize up to 4TB of SSD, 10TB of external HDD, and 400GB of MicroSD. Also, it supports connection with NAS. Experience high-quality music without worrying about drive capacity from now on.

High Performance Input / Output Terminal
Compatible with multiple devices via several kinds of terminals. Supporting a variety of input and output terminals, RS150 completes the ultimate connectivity.

The Nova III is capable of creating a sound stage that won’t go unnoticed and will make it unique.

WOOD & LEATHER
Just like the cabinet sides, the front baffle and the top are made in the walnut or wenge hand-finished natural wood, set in a solid die-cast aluminium plate. Our designers wished to pay homage to the most representative material of Sonus Faber, making it even more of a standard-bearer. The natural leather embellishes the Voice of Sonus Faber, the brand's iconic configuration of tweeter and midrange and enriches the aesthetic rings around the woofers. Genuine Italian leather that, as per our brand's tradition, is applied by hand in the production department in Vicenza.

TWEETER, MIDRANGE & WOOFER
The 28mm silk soft dome tweeter features the DAD technology (Damped Apex Dome) that enhances the smoothness and extension in the high frequency by applying local dampening to the apex typically responsible for anti-phase behaviour of soft dome diaphragms. The DAD structure has been totally redesigned; a solid piece of aluminium die-cast includes both arch and ring on the dome to increase the strength and accuracy of the system. The midrange is completely designed and developed in Sonus Faber laboratories. Its cone is realised cooperating with Kurtmueller and represents the most advanced stage of the traditional Sonus Faber recipe: an air dried non pressed blend of cellulose pulp and other natural fibres: kapok and kenaf. This natural drying process gives the diaphragm a slightly rough surface of varying density and contributes damping and distributing cone resonances while guaranteeing a natural sound, increased transparency and details. The precious phase plug enhances the mid-hi frequencies emission while proudly stating that the Olympica Nova collection is made in Italy. The woofer cone has been developed in cooperation with Kurtmueller and it's based on an exclusive sandwich construction technique: two external layers of cellulose pulp are combined with a layer of hi-tech syntactic foam in between. This low mass and hi rigidity cone construction allows for a perfect reproduction of the low frequencies while guaranteeing absolute tonal coherence with the midrange. This transducer is assembled in Italy.

REFLEX PORT
The solid piece of extruding aluminium that completes the Stealth Ultraflex system, an extremely low-turbulence porting system, is inherited from Homage Tradition models. Favouring the profile of sea waves, the structure facilitates airflow through the duct while controlling its speed and reducing the distortion-causing turbulence.

CROSSOVER
The crossover network implements Paracross Topology, making the crossover less sensitive to radio-frequency interference, improving transient response and lowering noise floor. The filtering topology features new exclusive Clarity Cap capacitors, customised for Sonus Faber.

STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY & SUPPORTS
Similar to the Homage Tradition and Reference Collections, the walls are made with eight layers of blended wood, providing the cabinet with extreme rigidity. Inside the cabinet, carefully placed structural ribs are used as reinforcement to reduce vibration and to handle the overall power of the transducers movement. We have completely redesigned the supports, crafting them from solid aluminium bottom plates with steel spikes, taking inspiration from the Homage Tradition and Reference Collections, to guarantee greater strength and solidity.

MA352 Features

- The MA352 Integrated Amplifier is a hybrid design that combines the finest of vacuum tube and solid state audio design principles.
- The result is an eye-catching amplifier that enjoys the best of these two opposing audio philosophies all while reproducing music at the highest quality level.
- Features a vacuum tube preamplifier section that is powered by a pair of 12AX7A and a pair of 12AT7 vacuum tubes.
- Output stage is a direct coupled solid state amplifier that outputs 200 Watts per channel into 8 Ohm speakers or 320 Watts per channel into 4 Ohm speakers.
- Full of numerous McIntosh technologies including Power Guard®, Sentry Monitor™, McIntosh Monogrammed Heatsinks™, 5-Band analog tone control, Home Theater Pass Through, High Drive headphone amplifier with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD®), and Power Control.
- Sits atop a beautiful polished stainless steel chassis with a classic McIntosh-styled die cast aluminum name badge attached to each side.

RS150B High Performance Network Streamer Features

RS150 is High-Performance Network Streamer provides
various multimedia services with high-quality sound and ultra-high-resolution video.

Create your own high-quality sound station with RS150.

Pure Sound
State-of-the-art DAC Setting

Integrated with Asahi Kasei's flagship DAC chip AK4499EQ,
the RS150 offers low noise, low distortion, ultra-high-resolution
sound and analog rich density with proprietary processing
supporting PCM 32bit / 768KHz and Native DSD512 (22.5792Mhz).

Analog Acoustic Sensitivities
Delivers the musical inspiration from high-quality sound
by the tuning of Acoustic engineers with thirty years of experience.
Clearly expresses the full range, from grand, and rich bass to delicate, and elegant highs.

Linear Power System and Ideal Circuit system
Linear power supply minimizes noise inflow significantly.
Ideal circuit system eliminates electrical noise,
and creates dramatically improved sound quality without distortion.

Highly Precise Femto Clock
The highly precise Femto clock delivers superb stereoscopic,
and distortion-free sound with quiet and clear background imaging.

Case milled from Solid block of High Purity Aluminum
The high-purity aluminum integrated into one piece to maximize thermal efficiency.
By minimizing parts in the assembly area, vibrations that can affect sound qualities
are greatly reduced, creating a profound and ideal sense of space.

MQA Certified
RS150 supports MQA full decoder technology. MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording. The master MQA file is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream or download.

Ultra HD 4K Video Support
Watch Local or RoseTube video files in Ultra HD 4K quality on a large display with an HDMI connection. Feel the magnificent and vivid touch of the Opera House at home now.

Advanced Control
14.9-Inch-Wide Touch Screen
Intuitive, and convenient interface through high-resolution IPS Multi-Touch panel. The front display can play album art and music videos in a wide viewing angle.

Bluetooth Remote Controller
With a Bluetooth remote controller, control the device with ease.

Innovative ROSE OS
HiFi Rose OS system provides an innovative musical experience. Stream and play ultra-high-quality music, 4K high-definition video, ad-free YouTube, Podcasts, various radio stations from around the world, CD playback/Ripping, and more.

Connect Anything

Wired/Wireless Connection
Seamless streaming over the network is possible.
It supports Airplay and DLNA functions and can connected to smartphones,
computers and tablet PCs via Wi-Fi / Giga Ethernet / Bluetooth communication.

Build a home media library
Designed to contain enough storage in consideration of listening to HiFi music sources, RS150 can recognize up to 4TB of SSD, 10TB of external HDD, and 400GB of MicroSD. Also, it supports connection with NAS. Experience high-quality music without worrying about drive capacity from now on.

High Performance Input / Output Terminal
Compatible with multiple devices via several kinds of terminals. Supporting a variety of input and output terminals, RS150 completes the ultimate connectivity.

Nova III Specifications:

System: 3 way, full para-aperiodic vented box “Stealth Ultraflex”, floorstanding loudspeaker system.
Loudspeakers:
- Tw: H28 XTR3, Neodymium “cup design” motor system with DAD™, Ø 28 mm
- Md: M15 XTR2-04, CCAW wire on a “eddy current free” voice coil, Ø 150 mm
- W: 2 x W18XTR2-08, Ø 180 mm
Crossover:250 Hz - 2.500 Hz
Frequency Response:35 Hz – 35.000 Hz
Sensitivity:90 dB SPL (2.83V/1 m)
Nominal Impedance:4 ohm
Suggested Amplifier Power Output:50 W – 300 W, without clipping
Dimensions (HXWXD):
- 1104,5 x 376 x 459,8 mm
- 43.5 x 14.8 x 18.1 in
Weight:
- 35 Kg ea – net weight
- 77.1 Ib ea – net weight

MA352 Specifications:

ELECTRONIC SPECIFICATIONS
Power Output per Channel:
- 200 Watts into 8 Ohms
- 320 Watts into 4 Ohms
Number of Channels:2
Speaker Impedance:4 or 8 Ohms
Rated Power Band:20Hz to 20kHz
Total Harmonic Distortion:0.03%
Dynamic Headroom:1.5dB
Frequency Response +0,-0.5dB:20Hz to 20kHz
Frequency Response, +0, -3dB:10Hz to 100kHz
Sensitivity Phono (Moving Coil):N/A
Sensitivity Phono (Moving Magnet):2.5mV
Sensitivity High Level (Balanced / Unbalanced):0.5V/0.25V
Sensitivity (Power Amp input):N/A
Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Coil):N/A
Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Magnet):82dB
Signal To Noise Ratio (High Level):93dB
Signal To Noise Ratio (Power Amp input):N/A
Input Impedance (Balanced / Unbalanced):20K/20K
Damping Factor:
- 8 Ohms: >200
- 4 Ohms: >100
Maximum Output (Balanced / Unbalanced):8V Unbalanced

CONNECTIVITY
Balanced Input:2
Unbalanced Input:3
Phono Input Moving Coil:0
Phono Input Moving Magnet:1 (adjustable loading)
Upgradeable Digital Audio Module:No
Digital Coaxial Input:0
Digital Optical Input:0
Digital MCT (DIN) Input:0
Digital USB Input:0
HDMI (ARC) Input:0
Balanced Variable Output:0
Unbalanced Fixed Output:0
Unbalanced Variable Output1
Headphone Output:
- 1/4" High Drive with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD®)
Subwoofer Output:2
AM/FM Tuner option:No
Home Theater PassThru:Yes
Unbalanced Analog Connector Type:Standard
Speaker Binding Post Type:Standard
Service Port:1

DIGITAL AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS
Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) Type:N/A
Digital Coaxial Input Sample Rate:N/A
Digital Optical Input Sample Rate:N/A
Digital MCT (DIN) Input Sample Rate:N/A
Digital USB Input Sample Rate:N/A

CONTROL
Tone Controls:5-Band
Tone Bypass and Input Assign:Yes
RS232 Control Input:Yes
Power Control Output:1
Rear Panel Data Port:2
Rear Panel IR Sensor Input:Yes
Input Level Match:Yes

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Vacuum Tube or Solid State:
- Preamplifier: Vacuum Tube
- Power Amplifier: Solid State
Output Type:Direct Coupled
Output Meters:Yes
Dual Layer Chassis:Yes
Chassis Finish:Polished stainless steel
McIntosh Monogrammed Heatsinks™:Yes
Power Requirement:120V 50/60Hz, 6.0A
Standby Power Requirement:<0.5 Watts

WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS
Unit Dimensions (W x H x D):
- 17-1/2" (44.5cm) x 9-7/8" (25.1cm) x 17-7/16" (44.3cm)
Unit Weight:66 lbs (29.9 kg)
Shipping Weight:75 lbs (34.0 kg)

RS150B High Performance Network Streamer Specifications:

OS:Rose OS Ver 1.22.4 (based on Customized Android 7.1)
Design
Size:430(W) x 316(D) x 123(H) mm
Weight: 13 kg
Body: Milled from Solid Block of High Purity Aluminum, Minimizing Vibrations and Noise.
Display: 14.9-inch-Wide HD IPS Touch Screen LCD
CPU: Hexa Core CPU
- Dual-core Cortex-A72 up to 1.8GHz
- Quad-core Cortex-A53 up to 1.4GHz
GPU: Mali-T864 GPU, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1, OenVG1.1, OpenCL, DX11
MEMORY: LPDDR3 4GByte

DAC Chip:ESS Technology, SABRE ES9038PRO
Output level:6.5Vrms (Balanced),2.2Vrms (Unbalanced)
THD:0.0002%(Balanced,1KHz 6.5Vrms),0.0003%(Unbalanced,1KHz 2.2Vrms)
THD + N
- 0.0003%(Balanced, 1KHz 6.5Vrms)
- 0.0004%(Unbalanced,1KHz 2.2Vrms)
IMD:
-103dB (Balanced)
-103dB (Unbalanced)SMPTE 4:1, 60Hz:7kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio:
- 121dB (Balanced),
- 118dB (Unbalanced),A-wt
Dynamic Range: Max 132 dB (CCITT filter)
Stereo Crosstalk:Max -138dB, 20-20kHz
Output Frequency Response:20Hz to 20,000(+/-0.5dB)
Output Impedance:50?

Network connection:
- Network Wired :Ethernet 10/100/1000 BASE-T
- Wireless : External USB type WiFi Dongle supported
- Bluetooth BT : External USB type BT WiFi Dongle supported. ( A2DP Sink, AVRCP v1.3 )
* A few types of WiFi, BT dongle is not supported.

Audio service:
Streaming Airplay: / DLNA / Roon Ready / MQA Full Decoder
Music service: TIDAL / Internet Radio / Podcast
Input, Output

Audio input: Optical x 1, COAX x 1, Line-IN x 1, AES/EBU x 1, HDMI ARC x 1, USB DAC x 1
Audio output: Optical x 1, COAX x 1, Pre-OUT (Balanced x 1, Unbalanced x 1), I2S-DVI x 1,I2S-RJ45 x 1, AES/EBU x 1
Video output: HDMI 2.0x 1 ( up to 3840 x 2160 / 60Hz )
Media connection File system: SMBv1, SMBv2 /FTP / WebDav / NTFS / eXfat / FAT32
Storage interface: USB3.0 x 2, MicroSD x 1, SSD x 1
Supported codec:
Audio WAV, FLAC, AIFF, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, DFF, DSF, AAC, CDA, AMR, APE, EC3, E-EC3, MID, MPL, MP2, MPC, MPGA, M4A
PCM: 8KHz~384KHz(8/16/24/32bit per Sample)
Native DSD: DSD64(2.8MHz)/DSD128(5.6MHz)/DSD256(11.2MHz)/ DSD512(22.5792Mhz)

Video: ASF, AVI, MKV, MP4, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 H.263, H.264, H.265, VC-1, VP9, VP8, MVC H.264/AVC, Base/Main/High/High10 profile@level5.1 up to 4Kx2K@30fps H.265/HEVC, Main/Main10 profile@ level 5.1 High-tier up to 4Kx2K@60fps
Power Input Voltage: AC100-230V 50/60Hz
Input Power: 55W Fuse : T3.0AL/250V
Update SW update via internet, USB OTA, ROSE Store

Remote control:
Remote controller Bluetooth Remote controller Remote App ROSE Connect (Android, iOS) / Google PlayStore, App Store

Accessory: Power cord x 1, Bluetooth Remote controller x 1 (AAA battery x 2), Simple Guide x 1,SSD screw x 4, Bluetooth/WiFi dongle x 1 (sold separately)

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In-stock products typically ship within 48 hours and should be expected to arrive in 3-4 business days. Orders outside of the UAE should be expected to arrive in 5-7 business days.

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If you would like to place a custom order, chat with our specialists for a guided shopping experience. Once your order has been placed, a timeline will be provided depending on your order details.

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- Taxes and duties are calculated according to the applicable laws of the state or country an item is shipped to and are the customer's responsibility.

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Installation charges are applicable and can be paid upon delivery for our clients based in Dubai.

- Installation Charges: AED 450 Per Hour
- Speaker Cables: AED 32 Per Meter
- Trunking: AED 10 Per Meter

For clients based outside of the UAE, please contact our specialists and we will share an estimate based on your requirements.