Nord One Up Ncore NC500 amps, Class D ready for prime time .....

[FredList]

Jack:
Got it. Thanks for yours and Joe's response; this is one of the ways these threads work and I appreciate your response.

 

[joeinid]

Our pleasure. Sorry for your issues but Colin is great to work with and I would not be surprised if he gets back to you VERY soon.

Jack:
Got it. Thanks for yours and Joe's response; this is one of the ways these threads work and I appreciate your response.

 

[Jack]

He got back to me last year while on vacation in Spain.

 

[Alex 54]

The Nord uses 36 watts when turned on, but does it use any more than that when a much higher volume is used?

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The overall efficiency of the NC500 and the switching power supply is about 85% so roughly 15% of whatever power the amp is putting out will be added to the 36W idling heat dissipation.

 

[mrcrowley]

Hello guys, anybody did compare NORD NC500 with Rega Elicit-R ??? Or anybody use NORD NC500 with ProAC D15 (Response Series) ???

Byee

 

[hifinutt]

funnily enough i am getting a pair of old proac studio 25 tommorrow , at some point i could try a friends nord with them

 

[Showroom Dummies]

When the Nord amp is on, does everyone else get a slight hum coming from the speakers?

 

[Alex 54]

When the Nord amp is on, does everyone else get a slight hum coming from the speakers?

No, the Nord is the quietest amp I've ever owned. May be an earthing problem or coming from further upstream?

 

[Showroom Dummies]

No, the Nord is the quietest amp I've ever owned. May be an earthing problem or coming from further upstream?

It's only very slight. I can live with it.

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[joeinid]

Nord was one of, if not the, quietest amps I've owned.

 

[Devg]

When the Nord amp is on, does everyone else get a slight hum coming from the speakers?

Mine is silent. Speakers hisses when I turn on the tube preamp which is normal, otherwise I have to stick my ears to the tweeter to hear it. To find out if its coming from the amp, you can disconnect the XLR interconnect and see if you still hear it or not.

 

[Jack]

Mine has been silent in two different systems with multiple speaker and front end combos both SS and tube.

 

[nc42acc]

Colin just shipped my second set of mono amps. Upgraded to the SE cases for these. Great turn around time.

 

[Devg]

Colin just shipped my second set of mono amps. Upgraded to the SE cases for these. Great turn around time.

Would be interesting to hear the sonic differences, if any, compared to the non-SE version.

 

[Devg]

Here is another contender to the Nords...different taste of opamp options as well

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hattor-Audi...508863?hash=item1c8355973f:g:g48AAOSw5UZY~h0c

 

[Jack]

For over a $1000 more but an option I guess. I would think he should consider putting a little more effort into the website besides just adding more photos. A little more actual information would be nice, but that's just me.

 

[Devg]

I agree they should have more information. I looked at their website and they have nothing over their as well. Given that the sound of the NC500 entirely dependents on the input buffer/opamp, the Hattor might sound a bit different than the Nords.

 

[mrcrowley]

No comparison available of NORD ONE UP with other products built with Hypex NCore ???? NAD M22, Bel Canto Ref600, Theta Prometheus etc ??

 

[tane0019]

No comparison available of NORD ONE UP with other products built with Hypex NCore ???? NAD M22, Bel Canto Ref600, Theta Prometheus etc ??

Instead, how about comparison with other Class D technology like Pascal ??
This is same modules as the JRDG 525.

https://www.reddragonaudio.com/collections/amplifiers/products/s500

 

[Devg]

Or the Abletec from D-sonic.

www.d-sonic.net