I set up my Super T-Amp this weekend. It was attached to my PowerMac via a really old Onkyo USB DAC. The speakers of choice for this setup were the $40 a pair Polk Audio R15s. I marveled at the sound and my cheapness. By the way, I plugged my Super T-Amp into my Kill-A-Watt. It measured 2 watts while playing music…loud. In off position, it measured 1 watt.

I’ve been wanting a replacement Class-D amp like the Pop-Pulse T40i for a while now. In my research I discovered a company I’ve never heard of, Nuforce. They make high end hi-fi gear. We’re talking about $5,000 for a pair of mono-amps. They also make this $250 desktop amp I now want, the Nuforce Icon, bringing high-end sound to the masses.

It is so great for so many reasons.

• Only $250. Or $200 for the special introductory offer.
• Built-in USB DAC.
• Built-in headphone amp.
• A true integrated amplifier. You can switch between 3 different sources: USB, RCA, and 1/8″ mini.
• Can be used as a preamplifier.
• Can be used to biamp if you have two.
• Looks cool. Reminds me of the Naim NAIT 3 I always wanted.
• Some great reviews already. Check this one out at 6moons in particular.
• It uses Cat-5 cables as speaker cable. Weird.
• SPDIF would have been nice.