NuForce Icon HD (Red)

"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 Subwoofer connection - a RCA male to two RCA female AudioQuest adapter can be used to provide extra connection to subwoofer.