| | |  | | Home » NuForce Icon HD Black (High Performance Headphone Amp and USB DAC) | | | | | | | Description: | | "World-class performance from your digital source" High Performance Headphone Amp and USB DAC
The Nuforce Icon HD incorporates a full-speed USB DAC and a headphone-amplifier circuit. The Icon HD is designed for users who want the Icon HDP's world-class USB DAC and headphone-amp performance without having a need for the Icon HDP's flexibilities. As the heart of the music enthusiast's desktop system, the NuForce HD operates in harmony with the NuForce Icon Amp/30 as a small yet impactful audio system.
Note: The Icon HDP employs the same DAC as our high-end CDP-8 (MSRP $1450.00). The following design features contributed to the stellar performance of the Icon HD:
* Components along the signal path are minimized.
* The 24/96 USB interface outputs a I2S signal to a high-quality DAC.
* The digital circuit occupies a separate daughter board.
* The DAC chip consists of four internal 24/192kHz DACs that provide a fully differential and balanced output. The differential signal's DC offset operates without a need for decoupling caps.
* Digital and analog voltages each have separately isolated internal power regulations. | | | Features: | |
• USB 2.0 Full Speed compliant and 1.1 supported, 8-96kHz/16-24-bit, Audiophile-grade DA converter, Low-distortion, high-current headphone amplifier, High-quality analog volume control
• USB DAC: USB 1.0 and 1.1 up to 44.1kHz/16-bit, USB 2.0 Full-Speed up to 96kHz/24-bit, RCA Output: 2.6Vrms (cuts off when headphone is inserted)
• Headphone Output: 6.3mm headphone output jack drives headphones up to 600-Ohm (96 mW@600-Ohm)
• THD+N: 0.001% @ 1kHz, Dynamic Range, SNR > 100dB
• Power Requirement: 15V, 1.6A, 100-240VAC (Worldwide AC), Dimension: 6" x 4 1/2" x 1", Weight: 1 lb
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 14.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 12.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 13.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 11.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 1 reviews |
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Compact DAC/AMP unit with tons of power.Feb 10, 2011
By steveotron
I spent a couple months researching discrete DACs, amps, and combo units, and I finally settled on the NuForce Icon HD. The HD shares the same DAC/AMP components as the more expensive HDP, which has a few more features, and both are considered to be some of the best price/performance combo units out there and have great synergy with a variety of headphones.. These easily power my HD 650 with the volume knob barely turned up, and I just turn them up a bit more for quieter records (e.g., classical recordings), with much room to spare. They drive my headphones so well that it'd be hard for me to justify buying a discrete amp when the built-in one already does so well.
I currently have a small glass desk with 2 monitors, and I was worried about other DAC/AMP combo units and their weight, but the HD is compact and weighs about a pound, and it easily sits on my desk and blends in with my external hard drives.
NuForce's customer service is top-notch and very responsive. I had considered a few overseas brands for similar products, but I was worried about dealing with international shipping, while NuForce's operations are taken care of in the U.S., and shipping was incredibly fast (way faster than the estimated time they give in their orders).
If you don't need the extra features of the HDP and are looking for a great DAC/AMP for your headphones, I'd highly recommend the HD. You can spend that extra money you've saved on those headphones you've been eying.
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