Overview
SAVE ON A PREOWNED NOVA125!
Received during a recent trade up program, these amplifiers have been inspected by our in-house technicians and perform and function as new. They may have minor cosmetic blemishes. The owner's manual and accessories are included.
As we no longer have the original remotes available, the learning remote in the photos will be programed and included with the unit.
- 24/192 Upsampling DAC
- 125 Watt per Channel Amp
- Hybrid Tube Preamp
- Headphone Amp
nova125
The Reasons It Sounds So Good
The ESS Sabre Upsampling DAC is the world’s first chipset designed from the ground up to eliminate the anti-musical, high amount of jitter that is commonly found in computers and digital streamers. Using a patented process called HyperstreamTM the Sabre DAC buffers the incoming digital bitstream and reclocks it from thousands of picoseconds of jitter to less than 3 picoseconds. That means your computer, smart phone, and streamer can have sonic performance equal to the world’s best CD players.
The 24/192 Asynchronous USB Input has a major impact on the overall sound quality of the nova125 and represents a huge technological leap from the previous Nova and iNova. Asynchronous communication keeps digital jitter at bay by not relying on the audio clock in the computer, which can get thrown off time by the thousands of processes running in your operating system’s background. The USB input on the nova125 provides the best possible resolution, which furthers the efforts of the ESS Sabre DAC.
Galvanic Isolation blocks electrical noise from all of the digital inputs on the nova125. Computers and digital streamers are prime sources of electrical noise. Electrical noise, even noise that you can’t hear directly, masks fine details and distorts the tone of music. Galvanic isolation eliminates this noise.
The Tube Buffer can be switched on via a button on the remote control to add a dose of warmth and take the hard edge off compressed audio sources like MP3s. The single 6N1P triode will last years for the average listener – it’s easy to change and inexpensive to replace.
The 125 watt per channel Power Amp is the newest generation of Class D technology. It takes audio performance to a whole new level with advances including extended bandwidth, improved dynamic range, and exceptionally low distortion. These high current output stages can comfortably drive any speaker load from 2 ohms. This amplifier has enough muscle to power any speaker you use and sounds great at any volume.
The Headphone Amp enables you to listen in solitude without sacrificing sound quality. Most headphones need more than the tiny amount of power that trickles out of the headphone jack from your computer or iPod. Plug your cans into the nova125 and hear what they sound like with copious amounts of undistorted power driving them.
nova125 Specifications
nova125 Back Stage Pass
Trigger: Automatically turns on another triggered device.
USB Digital Input: Takes digital audio-content from your computerʼs USB and sends it to the Sabre DAC via asynchronous communication.
Optical Input: Common on CD players, cable boxes, Apple products, and other digital audio sources.
Coax 1 and 2: Common on CD players, Sonos players, Slim Devices Squeezebox, and a host of other digital audio sources.
Aux: Common on tape decks, phono boxes, and a host of other audio sources. We recommend using a digital connection when possible to take advantage of the Sabre DAC.
Pre Out: For external amp or subwoofer.
Speaker Terminals: 5 way binding posts. Spades, banana plugs or bare speaker wire.
Standby Switch: Turns mains on and off.
Detachable Power Cord
Voltage Switching: For international use.
- DAC: ESS Sabre 9023
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Resolution: MP3,16/44.1,16/48,
24/88, 24/96, 24/176, 24/192 - USB: Asynchronous up to 24/192
- Optical: Up to 24/96
- Coax: Up to 24/192
- Tube: 6N1P
- Pre-out Impedance: 50 Ω
- S/N: 96dB
- Jitter: <3ps measured at master clock
- Separation: 94dB
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Power Output: 125 watts per channel 8Ω,
220 watts per channel 4Ω - Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz + .5dB
- Gain: 24dB
- Dynamic Range: 121dB
- Sensitivity: 1.2v
- Input Impedance: 50k Ω
- Output Impedance: 18mΩ
- Minimum Load: 2 Ω
- Damping Factor: >1000 (100Hz 8Ω)
- Max Output Current: 30A
- Channel Tracking: <+ 0.2dB
- Crosstalk: >90dB 20Hz-20kHz
- Max Power Consumption: 600 watts
- Standby Power Consumption: < 1 watt
- Dimensions: 4.37 x 14.8 x 11.5 (inches)
- Weight: 21.56lbs, 9.8kg