TSC's Gary Krakow reviews the NuForce Icon integrated amplifier and matching S-1 speakers which can turn your computer into a top quality, audiophile hi-fi system.
come on,i would not get it even for free,what sound makes really nice is quality amp ,crisp sounding tweeters,deep solid bass speaker( at least 8 inch) and power 2x 100W,so whan you turn dial to half you can hear all bits,when small speakers and small amp to use same volume you turn dial to end and hear distortions reaching about 1% or more.do you want it in kichen when cooking ...ok,but for living room you need POWER.
I have not heard the S1 speakers, but I have owned the Icon for a year and a half (when they first came out) and the speaker output sounds quite good. I use it to drive a Stax SRD-7 Pro transformer and Stax SR-007 headphones, and it sounds like a $1000 electrostatic headphone amp. The internal DAC is decent, but their new Nuforce uDAC eclipses it and makes a good pairing. Cheers, HeadphoneAddict.
I've got a set of NuForce S-1's that I used to use with my Icon, but I swapped them out for more capable single-driver mini-monitors that I designed and built. There are advantages to the single-driver approach, but the S-1s have virtually no bass output - nothing below 120 Hz. A subwoofer with the Icon-1 and S-1 speakers is mandatory. Thankfully, NuForce came out with the W-1 to fill that need, but I'm more of a fan of my Velodyne Impact Mini in that application.
@Pabcio But then you could use your own wires! HEAVEN FORBID!
junits15 1 month ago
@L00peey hahha, lol exactly
dannycurtean 7 months ago
RJ 45 plug? Who the fuck got this retarded idea?! It would be better with Speakon or XLR plug if it must be easy to connect.
Pabcio 7 months ago
rg plug,do you know what is diameter of single wire?and resistance coming with it??good speaker cable has fev sq mm.
wowerman 1 year ago
come on,i would not get it even for free,what sound makes really nice is quality amp ,crisp sounding tweeters,deep solid bass speaker( at least 8 inch) and power 2x 100W,so whan you turn dial to half you can hear all bits,when small speakers and small amp to use same volume you turn dial to end and hear distortions reaching about 1% or more.do you want it in kichen when cooking ...ok,but for living room you need POWER.
wowerman 1 year ago
@gghak i know.. he wasnt rocking at all. he was sitting there then just stared at the camera
L00peey 1 year ago
,,sounds and look,s like that damn barnie frank selling us
twochaudio 1 year ago
what a cheesy intro lol
gghak 2 years ago
I have not heard the S1 speakers, but I have owned the Icon for a year and a half (when they first came out) and the speaker output sounds quite good. I use it to drive a Stax SRD-7 Pro transformer and Stax SR-007 headphones, and it sounds like a $1000 electrostatic headphone amp. The internal DAC is decent, but their new Nuforce uDAC eclipses it and makes a good pairing. Cheers, HeadphoneAddict.
larryganz 2 years ago
I've got a set of NuForce S-1's that I used to use with my Icon, but I swapped them out for more capable single-driver mini-monitors that I designed and built. There are advantages to the single-driver approach, but the S-1s have virtually no bass output - nothing below 120 Hz. A subwoofer with the Icon-1 and S-1 speakers is mandatory. Thankfully, NuForce came out with the W-1 to fill that need, but I'm more of a fan of my Velodyne Impact Mini in that application.
rbuszka 2 years ago