iFi Audio
SupaNova
Power cable

A ‘do-it-all’ active power cable

iFi have made a number of ‘clean power’ products in their nine-year history to date, but one thing they haven’t made is a specialist IEC power cable for home audio components – until now! The Nova is a specialized power cable with a high-end construction that belies its affordable price point. It delivers a serious upgrade over standard mains leads that imbues sound with greater clarity, space and definition.

The SupaNova incorporates five conductors, each made from heavy-gauge, continuous-cast OFHC (Oxygen-Free High Thermal Conductivity) copper, arranged in a geometrically balanced configuration – highly unusual at such a price point.

Two pairs of live and neutral conductors are arranged either side of the earth conductor, which is positioned at the centre of the cable. A further pair of air-dielectric delineators – essentially polymer matrix tubes filled with air – are arranged either side of the earth conductor, keeping the two pairs of live and neutral conductors apart whilst improving the cable’s overall dielectric performance and constructive solidity.

The cable is finished with a tough yet flexible polymer outer sheath and iFi’s bespoke audiophile-grade connectors, complete with 24ct gold plated oxygen-free copper conductors.

The SupaNova outperforms the Nova by adding a black cylindrical housing partway down its length. This contains our proprietary Active Noise Cancellation II technology. ANC II actively eliminates far more noise across the frequency range than a passive product, even across the lower frequencies. It uses inverse noise current to cancel out the noise in the mains signal. The way this works is comparable to the technology in noise-cancelling headphones. The SupaNova also includes: Our Wireless Purification System to significantly reduce power-line noise without audible or visible side-effects A Ground/Earth connection diagnostic Polarity detection to ensure correct polarity at all times Over-voltage Surge Protection, an auto-detection and cut-off circuit to protect your equipment