| Test | ref | NW-A1000 (lame insane s) 16ohm | iPod Nano 16ohm |
| Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: | +0.09, -0.27 | +0.19, -0.32 | +0.26, -2.46 |
| Noise level, dB (A): | -96.1 | -88.9 | -92.3 |
| Dynamic range, dB (A): | 89.6 | 84.4 | 88.1 |
| THD, %: | 0.0074 | 0.119 | 0.919 |
| IMD + Noise, %: | 0.015 | 0.739 | 0.134 |
| Stereo crosstalk, dB: | -81.8 | -52.4 | -52.9 |