Nuforce Icon (Integrated Desktop Audio Amplifier, Red Color)

This product worked as advertised for the first four months of light usage. Then I started to use the DAC for 8+ hours a day and sometimes just left it on. After four months, the unit now gets hot after a 5-6 hours of use, then produces a high pitched...

My on-board PC audio was very poor. It suffered from noise crossover from all the other kit in the PC and the drivers were crap. The sound was muddy and distorted.

Excellent product. Well packaged and sounds great.

I ordered this amp together with the S-1 speaker pair direct from Nuforce. It arrived two days later--great service! I have it set up in my office on my Dell desktop running iTunes CD rips and Pandora Radio. After 2 days, I am very pleased with the...

I ordered this amp together with the S-1 speaker pair direct from Nuforce. It arrived two days later--great service! I have it set up in my office on my Dell desktop running iTunes CD rips and Pandora Radio. After 2 days, I am very pleased with the...

I bought this amplifier in November of 2008. It's been 18 months since I've owned the amp and it makes for a great source unit to my bedroom system. I have it hooked up to my Macbook and a pair of B&W LM1 monitors. For the price, they sound great. The...

The attached reviews are a bit drooling-fan-boy. It's a low-power amp, and simple as anything to use. Nice basic piece of machinery. Fit and finish are rudimentary, but better than you'd get on, say, a Ford or GM vehicle. The problem is that someone...

I've been using my NuForce Icon for over a month now and I am very impressed. The sound is fantastic. The USB input worked perfect for me when connected to a Windows XP Home SP3 computer or to a PC running Ubuntu. I have the Icon paired up with my Polk...

Fantastic Sound, Be Aware of the Cons

The NuForce Icon is a beautiful little device, and one of a tiny handful of "single box" products that includes a USB input with DAC, RCA inputs, 1/8" input, headphone amp, and speaker outputs.