Verified
The overlay convinced me
Publishing both response curves next to each other is why I bought this. It really is the same tuning.
Engineering
The Lite is the N1 with the aluminium replaced by a 30% glass-filled composite and the battery halved. It uses the identical driver module and the identical DSP tuning, which is the point — the frequency response plots overlay almost exactly. What you lose is the aluminium's damping, so the composite shell needs an extra 2g of butyl mass loading to reach the same resonance floor, and the ANC gives up about 4dB at the low end because the shell flexes more. We publish both curves side by side so the trade is visible rather than implied.
Specification
Acoustics
- Driver
- 40mm beryllium-coated dome
- Frequency response
- 20Hz – 20kHz, ±1.5dB
- Impedance
- 32Ω
- Sensitivity
- 103dB / mW
- THD
- <0.1% at 94dB
Electronics
- DSP
- Dual-core, 96kHz internal path
- Codecs
- LDAC, aptX Adaptive, AAC, SBC
- ANC
- Hybrid, −38dB peak
- Battery
- 22h ANC on, 34h off
- Charge
- USB-C, 6h from 10 min
Build
- Earcup
- 30% glass-filled composite
- Damping
- 2g butyl mass loading per cup
- Mass
- 244g
- Fasteners
- 6 × M2 torx per cup
- Replaceable parts
- 11, shared with N1
N1L · Same curve, 244 grams
NOVA ONE Lite
The reference tuning in a composite shell at 244g. Shorter battery, same driver, same replaceable parts.
EUR 499
In stock — dispatched within 48 hours
In the box
- NOVA ONE Lite headphone
- 1.2m USB-C to USB-C cable
- Torx T5 driver
- Fabric pouch
- Measurement certificate for your unit
Free shipping over EUR 250. Two-year warranty, and replacement parts available at cost for as long as the product is in the catalogue.
Compare
Against the range
| Specification | N2NOVA TWO | N1NOVA ONE | N1LNOVA ONE Lite | NSNOVA STUDIO | NFNOVA FIELD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 44mm beryllium | 40mm beryllium | 40mm beryllium | 45mm planar | 33mm polymer |
| Frequency response | 12Hz – 24kHz ±1.5dB | 20Hz – 20kHz ±1.5dB | 20Hz – 20kHz ±1.5dB | 8Hz – 42kHz ±2dB | 25Hz – 20kHz, shelved |
| Mass | 372g | 312g | 244g | 398g | 168g |
| Battery | Passive | 38h ANC | 22h ANC | Wired only | 30h ANC |
| ANC | None — open back | −42dB | −38dB | None | −26dB |
| Codecs | Wired only | LDAC, aptX Adaptive | LDAC, aptX Adaptive | Analogue | aptX Adaptive |
| Price | EUR 649 | EUR 749 | EUR 499 | EUR 899 | EUR 329 |
| View | View | View | View | View |
Owners
Reviews
4.5 / 5 · 2
- Verified
ANC is a step down
Noticeably less isolation on a train than the N1, exactly as documented. Weight difference is worth it for me.
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