I have owned a pair of Nova V's for several months now and I am very impressed. I have pretty good front-end equipment, though. Turntable: VPI Prime Signature, cartridge EMT HD 006, phono preamp ARC PH7, Preamp Pass XP 30, amp Hoveland Radia (the only non-tube amp Hovland ever made, and it is soft and detailed and perfect for the speakers). I also run a Moon 280 D streamer.
The store from which I purchased the speakers demoed a Nova 3. I liked its clarity and warmth. The Nova V's have similar mids and highs, but with much more bass. After a week I began to wonder about the treble. It was soft and pleasant but in a way sounded a bit veiled. One week later the speakers began to open up and the treble became much more "transparent." I am using the word "transparent" because I have read in a number of reviews that the Novas were voiced by a new owner of Sonus Faber and he wanted more open (transparent) highs.
Bottom line, I love these speakers. They are far more expensive than speakers I've previously owned which were more in the $4K range. I was running a pair of Golden Ear 2+, and was considering upgrading to the GoldenEar Reference, which would have been a big improvement over the 2+. These Sonus Faber, however, are in an entirely different universe.
I was going to compare the Nova V's to similarly priced Magico, which would have required traveling several hours. I didn't bother. I guess it was love at first hearing. And now that I've lived with them for at least several months and they've opened up, I haven't regretted my choice at all.