Nord One SE NC1200 - Nord One SE NC1200

NORD ONE HYPEX SE NC1200 & NC1200 SIGNATURE

POWER AMPLIFIER

ADD A EASY-STREAM TARDIS FOR £100 WITH ANY NC500 or NC1200 AMPLIFIER CODE TARDIS100

15% OFF NC12000 SIGNATURE CODE NC120015 NOT VALID ON SE 1200

OVERVIEW OF NORD ONE SE NC1200 & SIGNATURE POWER AMP

The Pinnacle of our range Hypex NC1200 based amplifier using Hypex's best module.

Please don't ask us to compare to our NC500 MKII amp. Yes the NC1200 is better in every way, but then our NC500 MKII is exceptional. They are distinctly different priced amps if you want the best and can afford the NC1200, its the amp to choose.

Without the expensive infrastructure of distributors , dealers, Reps, advertising, shows and other expense we can bring you this exalted amplifier at a reasonable cost.

Using Hypex NC1200 modules powered by Hypex SMPS1200A700 PSU's and optional bespoke Class A Nord Buffer designed specifically for the NC1200 and housed in our SE case work.

The Signature amp is packed with high end components from mains inlet to the speaker binding posts.

Furutech FI-03 Copper Gold IEC mains inlet with Furutech FP-SO22N mains cable throughout. Furutech FT-786F R Rhodium XLR Sockets. WBT-0705Ag Signature Nextgen Solid Silver Conductor binding posts and connected by Neotech UP-OCC 14AWG Solid OCC Copper wire. Synergistic Research Blue Fuse. No sonic stone unturned.

The SE 1200 is the uses the same 3 main modules but the connectors, wire, binding posts, IEC inlet etc are same spec as the NC500 MKII.

The standard NC1200 uses the onboard buffers powered by Hypex HxR Voltage regulators. Optionally upgrade to our NC1200 REV A Class A Input buffer board using two Op Amps per channel and runs even further into Class A delivering up to 250mA of Class A current fed into the Hypex NC1200 module. The result is more tonal depth, dramatic improvement in bass, even greater depth of soundstage, slightly more detail all wrapped in a balance of rich texture and harmonics, bottom-end presence , amazing dynamics, exquisite resolution in the mids and upper frequencies, and a fully revealed, fully dimensional sound stage Headroom and listening volumes have increased and all combine in a totally musical non fatiguing Class A sound. Gone, if there was any hint, of solid state amplifier OP AMP SOUND CHOICE DESCRIPTION

NC1200 SIGNATURE SPECIFICATIONS

Beautiful Quality Japanese made Case with a Fine Brushed Anodized Finish. Solid and Resonance Free. CNC Machined In House.
Solid Polished Aluminium Isolation Feet with Rubber Inserts.
Furutech FI-03 Copper, Gold Plated IEC mains Inlet
Synergistic Research Blue SR Quantum Fuse with Graphene.
Furutech FP-SO22N Mains Wiring Throughout
Furutech FT-786F R Rhodium XLR Sockets.
WBT-0705Ag Signature Nextgen Solid Silver Conductor Binding Posts (Copper Version available no cost option)
Neotech UP-OCC 14AWG solid OCC Copper Speaker Output wire.
Hypex QuietConduit NCore Cable for XLR Connection.
19mm Brushed Stainless Steel Dimmable LED Front Switch.
Buffer Uses, Audio Grade Ultra Quite Polystyrene Capacitors in Audio stage, 1% Metal Film Resistors, Panasonic Electrolytic Capacitors in Power Section.
A Dash of Passion, Pride, And Practice ensure a superbly made Amplifier.

NC1200 SE SPECIFICATIONS

Beautiful Quality Japanese made Case with a Fine Brushed Anodized Finish. Solid and Resonance Free. CNC Machined In House.
Solid Polished Aluminium Isolation Feet with Rubber Inserts.
High Quality internal Cabling Shrink Sleeved for Reliability.
Switchcraft Gold Plated Metal XLR Sockets.
Hypex QuietConduit NCore Cable for XLR Connection.
Patented Gold Plated CHK 60A Binding Posts, WBT Nextgen 0307 Option.
14 AWG Silver Plated OFC Pure Copper with Teflon Dielectric, Neotech UP-OCC 14AWG solid OCC Copper Option.
19mm Brushed Stainless Steel Dimmable LED Front Switch.
Buffer Uses, Audio Grade Ultra Quite Polystyrene Capacitors in Audio stage, 1% Metal Film Resistors, Panasonic Electrolytic Capacitors in Power Section, Samtec Gold Plated 36 Pin Connects to NC500 Module. All soldered using WBT-0840 Silver Solder.
A Dash of Passion, Pride, And Practice ensure a superbly made Amplifier.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SE & SIGNATURE

• Two Hypex NCore NC1200 Modules (Stereo)

• Two Hypex SMPS1200A700 Power Supply (Stereo)

• Nord One NC1200 REV A Input Buffer

Choice of Sparkos SS2590 or Sonic Imagery 990Enh Op Amps. also accept previous 8 pin Sparkos and Sonic Imagery OP Amps.

• Stereo True Dual Mono Design

• SNR 137dB

• Distortion: THD+N - - 0.004 % 20Hz

• Frequency Response: 0 - 50k Hz +0/-3dB

• Low Distortion: THD+N - - 0.001 % 20Hz

• High Input Impedance 51K

• Input Sensitivity 8ohm 2.52Vrms 10.24dBu

• 26.4 dB Gain

• Ultra High Damping Factor

• High Current Output Max 40A Capable of driving 2ohm

(for the Most Demanding of Speakers)

1200W 2ohm

700W 4ohm

400W 8ohm

• Frequency Response: 0 - 50k Hz +0/-3dB

• XLR Balanced Inputs

• 2 Years Warranty

• Stereo Case W 430mm D 331mm H 88mm

• Weight 9Kg

• Mono Block Case W 280mm D 231mm H 70mm

• Weight 4.5Kg

• 2 Years Warranty

Hypex NC1200 is the very best Class D amplifier module available, and sound Incredible.

HYPEX NC1200

Copper Gold Plated IEC mains inlet

FURUTECH FI-03Cu

Furutech's beautifully finished top of the range and just as importantly beautiful sounding XLR sockets are the result of meticulous engineering and careful audition of various materials. The FT-786F features a Rhodium conductor for minimal impedance set in a super heat resistant liquid crystal polymer resin and a nonresonant nylon/fiberglass housing containing Furutech' s Piezo Ceramic Damping Material. Unique to Furutech FT-786F and FT-785M XLR sockets are special nonmagnetic stainless steel plates that are incorporated into the piezo compound construction using a special Furutech patent-pending process. Pure Transmission principles at their finest!

FURUTECH XLR FT-786 RHODIUM

The new SR BLUE Quantum Fuse was developed over a two year period and represents our most advanced UEF Technology to date and is the very top of the range. At its heart is a completely new UEF / Graphene coating that delivers a dramatic increase in resolution and holographic realism over SR Black. And thanks to a new conditioning process, break-in time is cut in half. In fact a brand new out-of-the-box BLUE Fuse should significantly out perform a fully broken-in BLACK Fuse and it only gets better from there with full performance after 200 hrs of continues power. To find out how good your components really are audition the new SR BLUE Quantum Fuse today.

SYNERGISTIC SR BLUE FUSE

The SMPS is a ultra quite low EFI power supply designed to extract the maximum performance from the NC1200 and offers superior performance than a traditional linear PSU.

HYPEX SMPS1200A700

The soul of the new top of the range binding post WBT-0705 is a one-piece design, removing all unnecessary transition resistance. The signal conductor solid Silver (Copper version available no cost option leave note in checkout) is embedded in a matrix of fibre glass and mineral reinforced plastic and equipped with an anti-magnetic stainless steel strut for perfect strain relief. An additional elastomer damping ring keeps oscillations away from the contact level and successfully suppresses any kind of contact microphonics resistance.

WBT-O705 SOLID Ag BINDING POSTS

The Furutech Nano-OFC power cord uses one of the finest conductors their engineers have designed the Alpha Nano OFC. They combined their legendary Alpha-OFC conductors, which are treated cryogenically and demagnetized in a patented two-step process, with a new transmission enhancer known as Nano Liquid. The molecules in Nano Liquid are so small (approximately 8 nanometers in diameter, or 8/1,000,000th of a millimeter) that they finely “coat” the Alpha-OFC and smooth out all microscopic surface irregularities that can affect both signal transfer and impedance. That means, quite simply, that there is a greater contact area for the conductor.

Nano Liquid is created by precisely mixing super-micro particles made of both gold and silver, along with a dispersion of Squalene oil. The engineers at Furutech found that they could affect the ultimate sound quality by carefully varying the ratios of the gold, silver and oil. After many extensive tests, the engineers agreed upon the ratio now used in our Nano Liquid. In essence, they “tuned” the Nano Liquid until they arrived at a balanced, musical sound a sound that could only be the result of the purest transmission of AC power.

FURUTECH FP-S022N Alpha Nano-OFC Power Cable

The new NC1200 REV A buffer is based on our acclaimed new REV D NC500 buffer and specifically developed for the NC1200.

NORD NC1200 BUFFER

REV A

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The UP OCC process for refining copper was developed and patented by Professor Ohno of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan. The licensed to use this manufacturing process is incredibly popular for the production of wire and cable products for the audio/video industry. UP OCC stands for Ultra-Pure, Ohno Continuous Casting. In conventional processing, hot molten copper is poured into a cooled mold for extrusion, resulting in multiple, fractionated crystal structure. While the copper may be "pure" in the sense of measuring gas impurities in the copper in comparison to standard copper refining techniques. Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) has undesirable effects that lead many to use more expensive materials such as silver for their conductive strands. As developed for A/V cable use, the OCC process utilizes a heated mold for casting and extruding, with cooling taking place in a separate process. The result is a larger crystal size and increased purity that approaches the 6N, 99.9998%! Looking at it another way, traditional copper has oxygen impurities of 200 to 500 parts per million (PPM), while traditional OFC copper reduces that to less than 10 PPM. With the OCC process, the figure is cut in half to less than 5 PPM of oxygen, and less than 0.25 PPM of hydrogen (compared to 0.5 PPM for OFC). With these results, the OCC process creates "ultra-pure" copper. The benefits of UP-OCC are as following: • A true unidirectional copper crystal that is as free from impurities as possible to prevent corrosion • Flexibility and fatigue resistance without impairing conductive characteristics • Low electrical resistance • Rapid signal transmission • Corrosive-resistant • Non-crystal boundaries

NEOTECH UP-OCC SOLID COPPER SPEAKER OUTPUT WIRE

Often the smallest things can have major, unexpected consequences. This certainly applies to the WBT-0840 impact on sound. All audio related Nord components are made with this rather expensive high quality solder.