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NOVA A-i130 and A-i190 integrated amplifiers
Advance Paris launches NOVA integrated amplifier range
The range adds two modular integrated amplifiers to the French brand’s two-channel line-up. It is positioned for systems that need analogue sources, digital playback and subwoofer integration without making streaming hardware part of the base amplifier.
Georg S. Kuklick
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Advance Paris has added the NOVA range to its integrated amplifier line-up, with the A-i130 NOVA and A-i190 NOVA as the named models. The launch extends the company’s hybrid integrated amplifier platform into a modular format for two-channel systems with digital-source and subwoofer-management requirements.
Both models share the same broad architecture and can be expanded through slots for Advance Paris’s A-NTC streaming cartridge and A-BTC bidirectional Bluetooth dongle. The platform is built around system integration rather than a single source category, with onboard processing for main speakers and one or two subwoofers.
The A-i190 NOVA is the higher-output model in the range and adds a more flexible phono stage, additional power-supply hardware and balanced preamp options. Advance Paris showed the NOVA range at AXPONA 2026, where Playback Distribution presented the line for the North American market.
Key specifications
Models | A-i130 NOVA and A-i190 NOVA |
|---|---|
Amplification | ECC81 tube preamplifier stage with Class AB transistor amplification |
DAC and DSP | ESS9017S DAC in Quad mode; 4-channel ADAU1452 DSP |
A-i130 power supply | 380 VA toroidal transformer |
A-i190 output | 2 x 190 W into 8 ohms; 2 x 297 W into 4 ohms |
Inputs | HDMI eARC, USB Audio up to 24-bit/192 kHz with DSD64/DSD128, optical and coaxial digital inputs, RCA line inputs, MM phono |
A-i190 additions | Dual toroidal power supplies, MM/MC phono support, balanced XLR input and balanced XLR preamp output |
Outputs | Pre-out, record out, dual subwoofer outputs and 6.35 mm headphone jack |
Expansion | A-NTC streaming cartridge and A-BTC bidirectional Bluetooth dongle slots |
Playback Distribution lists the A-i130 NOVA at $6,499 RRP and the A-i190 NOVA at $7,999 RRP, with the range shipping in Q2 2026.
Sources
- Playback Distribution - Advance Paris A-i130 Nova Integrated Amplifier
- Playback Distribution - Advance Paris A-I190 Nova Integrated Amplifier
- ecoustics.com - Advance Paris NOVA Range Debuts at AXPONA 2026 with Vintage Design and a Touch of French Attitude
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