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Nova 2

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Cantare ARG 3 Si Dennis Frank and Peter Strassacker set themselves the goal to design a loudspeaker that had airy tops, a midrange that could keep up with Pascal or Dirac XT and moreover a tight and clean bass. The result was the Nova 2.

Dennis Frank designed several cabinets for testing with different bass drivers - the original intention was to use the transmission line design. Many experiments proved, however, that two Alcone woofers showed better results than transmission line speakers with less powerful and TML suited bass drivers.

First listening tests confirmed that the Nova 2 met all requirements in an exceptional manner. The speaker should be placed at least 60 cm away from the side wall in order to unfold its three-dimensional capability.

The Nova 2 shows the following characteristics:

  • flat frequency response
  • well balanced, low bass
  • excellent spacing and
  • neutral reproduction
  • slim design (HxWxD): 113 x 17 x 46 cm (without base)
  • high quality components with CFC coil and Mundorf Supreme CAPS
The lab results are outstanding.
Alcone AC 5.25 HE

NOVA 2 - Technical Data

Technical Data:


The NOVA 2 kit contains:

  • 1 x Cantare ARG 3 SI ribbon tweeter
  • 2 x Alcone AC 5.25, mid / bass drivers 8 Ohm, magnetically shielded
  • 2 x Alcone AC 8 SW4, bass drivers, 4 Ohm
  • 4 x bass reflex tube HP 70
  • 1 bi-wiring terminal with gold plated brass binding posts
  • 3 x damping material
  • 1 x crossover - as kit,
      to be mounted on wood,
      components listed in the right column
  • 30 x screw 4 x 20 mm
  • sealing tape for drivers
  • 6m cable Oehlbach Silverline (****), 2x2.5 mm2
  • description and building instruction
  • 0.,82 mH air core coil, 1.4 mm
  • 8.2 mH i-core coil, 0.5 Ohm
  • 10 mH core coil
  • 3.9 mH core coil
  • 0.39 mH air core coil 0.7 mm
  • 0.27 mH air core coil 0.7 mm
  • 3.3 uF Mundorf MCAP capacitor
  • 10 uF Mundorf MCAP capacitor
  • 100 uF MKP capacitor
  • 1.5 uF MKP capacitor
  • 3.9 uF MKP capacitor
  • 47 uF ELCO non-etched
  • 33 uF MKT capacitor
  • 4.7 Ohm MOX10 resistor (yellow-purple-gold)
  • 3x 3.3 Ohm MOX10 resistor (orange-orange-gold)
  • 2.2 Ohm MOX10 resistor (red-red-gold)
  • 8.2 Ohm MOX10 resistor (grey-red-gold)

Price per unit without cabinet - not available

In case you prefer to mount the crossover on a universal PCB instead on wood, we recommend three per cabinet:
Universal PCB, not tin-plated, Order No. I-8805017,     price   EUR 4,70

Nova 2 High End Version

For those who want to top the standard version we suggest a high end crossover:

  • 0.82 mH cfc16 copper coil inductor
  • 8.2 mH i-core coil, 0.5 Ohm
  • 10 mH core coil
  • 3.9 mH core coil
  • 0.39 mH air core coil 0.7 mm
  • 0.27 mH backed varnish air core coil 0.7 mm
  • 3.3 uF Mundorf MCAP supreme
  • 10 uF Mundorf MCAP supreme
  • 100 uF Mundorf MCAP capacitor
  • 1.5 uF MKP capacitor
  • 3.9 uF MKP capacitor
  • 47 uF MKT capacitor
  • 33 uF MKT capacitor
  • 4.7 Ohm MOX10 resistor (yellow-purple-gold)
  • 3x 3.3 Ohm MOX10 resistor (orange-orange-gold)
  • 2.2 Ohm MOX10 resistor (red-red-gold)
  • 8.2 Ohm MOX10 resistor (grey-red-gold)

This version shows an even higher precision.

Price per unit without cabinet - not available

In case you prefer to mount the crossover on a universal PCB instead on wood, we recommend three per cabinet:
Universal PCB, not tin-plated, Order No. I-8805017,     price   EUR 4,70
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