Steve is a gem to work with. I've had the original Nova, after Harry Westfield, if I remember correctly compared to the Lyra Atlas or the Goldfinger on the VPI forum. And he also repaired a Clearaudio Concerto V2 that a friend of mine broke the stylus off of dusting his TT. And now he just built me an Ultimate Reference .4 mv and rewired my VPI 3D 10.5 arm. I should have it tomorrow and I can't wait to hear it. Again, Steve is top notch and will communicate with you to make sure you are happy!