Name: Icon 2
Brand: NuForce
SKU: 413304
Rating: 4.2 (42 reviews)

speed
reliability
battery life and

volume control affects the level of the signal being sent out the RCA jacks
It s way worse than the iPhone
torturous for a DAC which is less meticulous

Purpose: Home
Frequency range: 20, 20000 Hz
Signal-to-noise ratio (snr): 90 dB
Total harmonic distortion (thd): 0.02 %
Peak power per channel: 30 W
Connectivity technology: Wired
Speakers connectivity type: RJ-45

NuForce Icon 2 - Pros & Cons

speed
reliability
battery life and
extremely convenient and great sounding piece of equipment
natural and powerful the amp sounded
Articulation in the upper bass range is convincing and the rhythm section takes full advantage
Audioengine 5+ are wonderful and POWERFUL
signal is now cleaner
clearer
and more robust
Nice comparisons and very helpful review
performance is very very good
a more spacious soundstage and a smoother sound
super tiny also help with the overall positive impressions

volume control affects the level of the signal being sent out the RCA jacks
It s way worse than the iPhone
torturous for a DAC which is less meticulous
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compatibility with digital audio files is limited to 96 kHz
Percussion is sadly lacking precision
the on-board DAC in my machine is terrible and
iMac s lousy internal DAC
vocals hit higher notes that have always distorted a bit before
lack of weight just won t hold it in place
not an OMG device
the headphone out is also weaker in uDAC 2
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that it lacks a headphone out

NuForce Icon 2 - Full Specifications

Audio output channels	2.0
Purpose	Home

Frequency range	20 - 20000
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	90.0 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.02 %
Peak power per channel	30.0 W
RMS power output per channel (2 Ohm)	18.0 W
RMS power output per channel (4 Ohm)	30.0 W

Width	6.0 in
Depth	4.5 in
Height	1.0 in
Weight	0.99 lb

Connectivity technology	Wired
Speakers connectivity type	RJ-45
Audio (L/R) in	2
DC-in jack	yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1

Colour of product	Silver
Volume control	Rotary

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NuForce Icon 2 NuForce - Editorial Reviews (3)

The Gadgeteer

Published: 24.03.2011

NuForce Icon uDAC-2 Headphone Amp/DAC Review - The Gadgeteer

I have mentioned in the last few reviews that I am now reviewing headphones using the NuForce uDAC-2 USB amp/DAC plugged into my new iMac, when I am not using