NuForce Icon Mobile headphone amplifier and USB DAC (black color)

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(9 customer reviews)

Product Features

Two headphone/line outputs: a 3.5mm 4-pin mini stereo (with mic) jack and a 3.5mm 3-pin mini stereo jack.
A Gain Select switch provides compatibility for a wide range of headphones and earphones.
A 3.5mm mini stereo external input.
A built-in, rechargeable Lithium Ion battery with USB featuring a 2.5 hour charge-time for 13 hours of continuous playback at maximum power.
A high-quality rotary volume pot for maximizing USB and iPod signal-to-noise ratios.

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Product Description

The Nuforce Icon Mobile, along with its accessories, allows the user to obtain better sound quality from mobile music players, smart phones and personal computers. 1. 2. The external 3.5mm stereo input, when inserted, takes precedence over the USB DAC. 1. Due to cost constrains or power consumption considerations, mobile devices such as an iPod or smart phone do not incorporate high-performance headphone amplifiers. The Icon Mobile's optional iPod connector permits the user to bypass the iPod's volume control. More Details >>

Customer Reviews

input sensitivity
the performance of this product is dependent on how loud the input is to it. This will not be a problem with most commercial pop that is designed to sound good on car radios and computer speakers, but it will be a problem with softer recordings that the volume on the iPod cannot make loud enough to drive the little amp. More >>
Doctor Richard

Very Good Intro to Headphone Amps
Had a pair of Sony MDR V900HDs that sounded great. Read that there might be better sound possible with amplification so looked around. More >>
BLOODOATH

Stunning sound
Bought this after reading about it on the Head-Fi forums. Those guys seemed very pleased with the sound. More >>
Ricardo

Sound is Ok..Build is questionable.
I Bought this amp to be used with my Ipod. I was very shocked at how flimsy it was. There is no way this would survive being accidentally dropped while attached to an Ipod. More >>
A. Goss

Not loud
I got this to amplify my iPod for listening in noisy environments.

I hear MINIMAL -- as in BARELY NOTICEABLE -- volume increase. More >>
Robert S. Truesdell

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