Verified
No opinions in the signal path
This is the whole appeal. Nothing between the file and the driver. Needs a proper amp, as stated.
Engineering
Every wireless headphone applies DSP, and DSP means a decision has been made for you. The Studio has none: a 45mm planar magnetic driver, a passive crossover-free path, and a 3.5mm cable. It needs a real amplifier — 60Ω at 96dB/mW is not phone-driveable — and it leaks in both directions, so it is a room headphone. What you get is a response curve shaped only by physics, and a headphone that will still work in thirty years because there is no firmware in it.
Specification
Acoustics
- Driver
- 45mm planar magnetic
- Frequency response
- 8Hz – 42kHz, ±2dB
- Impedance
- 60Ω
- Sensitivity
- 96dB / mW
- THD
- <0.03% at 94dB
Signal path
- DSP
- None
- Wireless
- None
- Connection
- 3.5mm TRS, detachable
- Amplification
- Required — 200mW into 60Ω
- Firmware
- None
Build
- Earcup
- Machined aluminium, open grille
- Headband
- Steel core, lambskin
- Mass
- 398g
- Isolation
- None — open-back
- Replaceable parts
- 9, all sold separately
NS · Open-back, wired only
NOVA STUDIO
An open-back with no battery, no Bluetooth and no DSP. A 45mm planar driver and a cable.
EUR 899
In stock — dispatched within 48 hours
In the box
- NOVA STUDIO headphone
- 2m 3.5mm TRS cable
- 3.5mm to 6.35mm adapter
- Torx T5 driver
- Hard case
- 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
5.0 / 5 · 2
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Reference for detail work
8Hz to 42kHz is marketing on most products and measurable here. The soundstage on an open-back is a different tool entirely.
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