NuForce HP-800 Headphones Deliver Studio Performance For Less

Really good sounding, affordable headphones are hard to come by for obvious reasons. If there's one company that specializes in good sounding audio products that are reasonably priced, it's NuForce. After years of making in-ear headphones, speakers and headphone amps, NuForce has introduced its first pair of over-the-ear cans that offer professional sound quality at an affordable price. NuForce's new HP-800 are a $150 studio and audiophile-grade, over-ear headphones built with a sturdy aluminum frame and 40mm neodymium drivers tuned to deliver a wide dynamic range and life-like soundstage.

The HP-800 feature plush memory foam ear cushions designed to be comfortable for prolong listening sessions. NuForce says that it's relying on pricing its quality-made headphones at realistic price points in order to enhance its reputation for value and performance amongst audio enthusiast. NuForce's HP-800 headphones are available right now in black for $150.

  • Clear, rich and precise sound signature for natural warmth and visceral low end
  • Aluminum die-cast housing for minimized resonance and improved articulation
  • Concave body design for lifelike soundstaging and focused imaging
  • Precisely tuned, low-distortion 40mm neodymium drivers
  • Wide-range dynamic and flat frequency response
  • Breathable, skin-like ear-cups with memory foam inserts for comfortable extended use
  • Two removable cables for portable and studio use.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

NuForce Cube Portable Speaker Serves Up Headphone Amp With USB DAC

NuForce has released its Cube, an all-in-one audiophile worthy portable speaker with a powerful built-in headphone amp and USB DAC. NuForce's 2-inch tall, aluminum enclosed cubic speaker isn't wireless, but offers wired connections for superior sound quality and versatile configurations. The Cube works as a standalone portable speaker with its built-in rechargeable 8-hour battery and can be connected using a 3.5mm stereo cable, connect to a computer via USB and act as a headphone amplifier capable of driving power hungry headphones with clean, high quality audio.

NuForce's Cube may look like a puny speaker, but with a precisely optimized  amplifier chip and tuned speaker driver, NuForce claims it'll blow away low quality portable speakers. The Cube speaker includes a carrying pouch, USB and 3.5mm cables and is available now in silver, red, black and blue for $119. 

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

NuForce Icon iDo Amp Adds Audiophile Grade Audio To iPod, iPhone & iPad

NuForce has released a new amp called the Icon iDo that promises to improve your iPod, iPad and iPhone's compressed audio quality to CD quality sound by bypassing Apple's own built-in DAC (digital-to-analog-converter) by connecting to your Dock Connector port via USB to deliver audiophile grade audio playback with low-jitter. All that sounds great until you find out that you need to plug the Icon iDo to an external power supply to power it up. Not so portable now is it? But with that extra power, the Icon iDo amp can power up those juice-hungry headphones of yours without a sweat. It can also be plugged into your home stereo system with its RCA and digital Coaxial outputs. NuForce's Icon iDo amp features an LED volume indicator gauge on the front with a smooth volume knob and an aluminum enclosure. Available in 4 colors for $249.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief