Definitive Technology Incline Audiophile Desktop System Reviews
Definitive Technology Incline Audiophile Desktop System
- Pair of self powered loudspeakers
- USB Digital Analog Convertor
- 9.5 degree angle literally points the speaker toward the listeners ears
Audiophile Desktop Speaker System with DAC
List Price: $ 399.00
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Nobsound® Hi-Fi Tube Amplifier, 110V input Voltage, Tubes: EL34*2 + 6N8P*2 +5Z3P*1 , Hi-end Tube Integrated Amplifier, Single Ended, 100% Handmade
- Well balanced tone: EL34 gives you outstanding highs & mids when 6N8P brings deep lows.
- Class A Single Ended Amplifier to reduce distortion;
- Self-Biasing Design; Analog Inputs; Output tags for speaker impedance: both 4ohm & 8ohm.
- Particularly Ideal for Vocals, Strings, Pipes, and Jazz;
- 6N8P is well known tube, who has very low noise. The overall appearance of EL34 is very beautiful and noble. Stainless steel and pure real wood perfect combination. chassis shell with 1 mm wire drawing of stainless steel, both strength and appearance are first-class. It can be also a good gift for friends.
With the classic tubes matching: 6N8P+EL34, Nobsound EL34 Tube Amplifier brings you firm and full mids, smooth highs and also deep lows. It is perfect for vocals (natural and sweet), strings, pipes and jazz. If you would like a tube amp with balance tone, putting it in your living room to enjoy the pure and clean music with a glass of wine during your leisure time. This one is your best choice! Product key specification
Output power: 8wx2(ultra linear connection default)
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List Price: $ 699.00
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The best 2.0 Computer Speakers I’ve heard so far,
PROS:
Huge soundstage, very impressive bass, rich “warm” sound, large listening sweetspot, built in USB DAC, optical in, solidly built (heavy), clean monolithic design
CONS:
No auto off/standby so you’ll have to press the the power button to turn these off. L to R speaker cable is little short. Documentation and Spec Sheet are sparse (no mention of what kind of DAC or frequency range)
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|5 Star 2.0 Desktop Speakers,
The back panel is easy to remove (has speaker SN on inside of panel) and has plugs for an additional Sub, Optical TOSLINK connection, and a 3.5mm Stereo “mini” Analog Line-Level in plug. I really don’t see a need to add a Subwoofer! I called the DT customer service number & they suggested using a lint roller to clean the speaker grill cloth. They were very friendly and helpful.
Lastly, I purchased the speakers on a day Amazon had them listed for $349 but I would not hesitate to pay the $399 MSRP. This is one purchase that will not generate buyers remorse!
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|A HUGE improvement over your ordinary computer speakers, but a few minor nits,
When I was offered the Incline speakers to review for Amazon Vine at the time my $12 speakers from Wal-Mart were going on the blink, I jumped at the chance.
If you are not an audiophile, you may need a couple of terms explained. Self-powered means that the amplifiers are built into the speakers, and a low level (line level) signal drives the amplifier instead of a high power signal driving the passive speakers directly. This is no different from the typical low-price computer speakers with which most people are familiar. USB with digital-to-analog is, however, much different that the familiar speakers, in which any digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion is performed in the computer, and the analog signal is passed through cables to the speaker. With the USB speaker, the audio samples are sent over the cable to the speaker digitally, and a D/A in the speakers converts the signal to analog. This presumably has two advantages. First, the digital signal travelling over the cable is not susceptible to electrical noise as is the analog signal. Secondly, it is presumed that the speaker has a better quality D/A than the computer.
Not being familiar with the USB speaker, I wondered what it would take to make it work on my computer, which is a six-month-old, mid-grade HP running Windows 8. The speakers do not come with any driver disks. I simply plugged the speakers into a USB port, and the computer immediately recognized the protocol, and took a few seconds to configure the computer, and the speakers worked. I do not know if the computer had to go to the internet for drivers. I also wondered that if I wanted to return to analog speakers, if I needed to perform some uninstall, but I simply unplugged them from them from the USB, and analog speakers worked again normally.
These speakers do have an analog input, as well. I tried it out, and it worked fine, but if you’re buying these, I doubt you’ll be using that option.
I will address the minor nits first, so I can leave the positive on your mind at the end.
The speakers come with all of the necessary cables, including an analog cable with 1/8″ phone plugs. This particular cable seems thin and flimsy, and being a little over three feet long, is virtually useless.
The speakers have jacks for analog input, optical input (untested by me), and a subwoofer output, in addition to the necessary jacks. These are hidden by a panel, which is a little weird. When I saw that the back of the speaker did not look like the diagram in the instructions, I attempted to pry off the plate, but was not sure if it came out, and did not want to break something. I had barely reported the issue to Amazon when a newly posted review indicated that the panel indeed came off. Very weird.
The speakers are covered in cloth, which are hard to clean. In just the month I had them, some family member has already left some powdered sugar fingerprints or similar near the power and volume switches.
My cheapy speakers that I had previously had a convenient headphone jack on the front. My wife, in particular, made a lot of use of that feature when the toddler is napping. These speakers do not have such a jack.
I was impressed that after installing the USB speakers, when you press a volume button, a little pop-up appears on the screen showing the volume setting. Kinda cool. However – and this is the bane of every audio device that has volume buttons instead of an easy knob – changing the volume is rather slow.
When you turn on the speakers, it takes them a couple of seconds to get going.
In some conditions, a very low volume high pitch comes from the speakers. I am not sure of the source, or under what circumstances, but I first noticed it when running Microsoft Flight Simulator X that I just received for Christmas.
Now for the positives…
Despite the useless analog cable, the power supply and cables are a welcome relief to the wall warts, as the power supply is separate from the plug. If you plug your computer and peripherals into a UPS as I do, you will find that wall warts will block the neighboring plugs. Kudos! Although I did not measure them, the power supply and USB cables were of an adequate length. My PC sits on the floor next to a standard sized desk with a UPS in the center and below. Everything reached with room for me to pull out the computer to see what I was plugging in to.
The main thing: The sound is impressive. These speakers are normally twice the height of most computer speakers, and larger speakers are better able to reproduce bass. The difference is night and day, with most of the difference noticeable in the bass. I can only imagine wanting the subwoofer if you needed to shake the walls and floor.
I checked out the volume. I play the Great Highland Bagpipe, which is not a quiet instruments…
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|Stellar Performer,
1 – Excellent construction
2 – Quad boxed (3 boxes plus the Amazon shipping box)
3 – Beautifully finished
Cons:
1 – Manual (Chinese language only)
2 – Power cord (220v power cord supplied with 110v amp)
3 – Sloppy customs inspection
Comments:
The bottom line is that this is a surprisingly good amplifier. How good? Well, if one were to take a Dynaco ST70, saw it in half, restore and upgrade the half you wanted to keep, this is what you would end up with and it gets better. This isn’t a class A/B push-pull amp, it’s class A. It also has quality transformers and while not a shiny ST70-like finish, it is a brushed aluminum that is actually rather nice.
At the current price, I was expecting to have to re-tube the amplifier to get it to sound good but again, a pleasant surprise. My first listen was Bonnie Raitt – “I can’t make you love me”.
Out of a completely black background came the opening hits of the snare drum followed by the brush across the high hat in the left channel and the main theme of the song. Nothing new there but then Bonnie Raitt’s amazing controlled vocals just absolutely floored me. You can easily hear her amazing ability to make the air in her voice resonate at the same pitch as her vocals. Although that is something that most single ended vacuum tube amps do well which few solid state amps can pull off, it is rare to get that at this price point.
With sound that good coming from the amp, a closer inspection was in order. A glance at the tubes revealed that the EL34b power tubes weren’t made in China, but instead they are made in Russia and the plate design is either a Tung-Sol knock-off or the real thing. The 6N8P tubes are made in China as is the 5Z3P rectifier and clearly they contribute to the stellar performance of this amp.
Since all things have a down side, the only one with this amp is the power output. At 8 watts per channel, this amp won’t bring down the house or break any leases. It is designed specifically for maximum sound quality (not quantity) so be sure to pair it with high efficiency (at least 93db/w/m) and preferably full range speakers. Also, a very high quality input signal is very important because with this amp, great recordings sound fantastic and bad recordings… well, you get the picture.
Overall, I’m extremely pleased with both the sound and build quality of this amplifier and it has already found a permanent spot in my collection.
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|Nobsound NS-03D EL34 Tube Power Amp, Great deal !,
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|… to a pair of Klipsch RF62 II it sounds like a dream,
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