Nuforce DIA-BLACK Digital Input Amplifier (Black)

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Product Feature

• 1 pair industry-standard To slink fiber-optic inputs, 1 coaxial-S/PDIF input
• S/PDIF inputs up to 24-bit/192kHz
• Audiophile-grade D/A converter for low noise and clarity
• The absence of capacitors in the signal path allows for heightened purity, lower distortion, a wider, deeper sound-stage and better-detailed imaging.
• High-performance, Digital-controlled volume pot with remote control

Product Description

The NuForce Dia accepts audio input from your favorite consumer electronics products via its optical or coaxial Digital input and converts the signal to high-quality audio using its 24bit/192kHz D/A converter. Dia's high-performance 24W stereo power amplifier drives powerful, crystal-clear sound through your existing speakers for ultimate audio performance from your: Wide screen and high-definition TVs Satellite receivers and set-top boxes Gaming consolable-Ray/DVD/CD players Media streaming devices like Airport Express and Apple TV

Nuforce DIA-BLACK Digital Input Amplifier (Black) Review

As an operator of a small recording studio I'm used to fairly high end audio gear (e.g. Manley, Empirical Labs, Apogee, UA, etc). I've been looking for an inexpensive DAC to integrate into an Apple Airplay setup for informal/recreational listening in several rooms. I'm currently using several Apple Airport Express connected to pairs of Sonos speakers. The Airports run hot though, and I've had bad luck with them failing. Too, while the Sonos are nice, they can't compare to many standalone passive speakers. The goal, then, was to replace the Airports with something cooler and upgrade from the Sonos, all while retaining the convenience of Apple's Airplay.

Enter Apple TV and Nuforce's Dia.

I ordered one Dia initially to see if it lived up to Nuforce's description and it didn't disappoint. It's every bit as detailed and clean as a PS Audio Digital Link DAC, and holds up even to an Apogee DA16x (IMHO), all in a much smaller form factor. The built-in stereo amp further reduces the overall size. With respect to the amp, I think Nuforce short-sells it somewhat. Connecting the Nuforce to a pair of Polk Audio TSi200 speakers, and turning the volume up to 75% is about as loud as I care to listen to music (in a 12'x14' bedroom) and going above that results in no perceptible distortion. Very clean and very warm (initial listens were Jimmy Haslip's "Outland," Mr. Mister's "Pull," and Alison Krause's "Stay").

After running this setup for a few hours, it's completely cool to the touch (both the Dia and the Apple TV). Mission accomplished! Nuforce has a winning product, IMHO, and I'll be ordering several more.

One last thing... The first unit I received from Amazon didn't work (or so I thought). I contacted Nuforce (through Amazon) for an RMA and they responded within hours. Looking at the RMA address, I noticed that they are located 2.4 miles from where I work. So, I asked if I could just drop the Dia off in person to save them some shipping charges (and save me some time). They were cool with this even though I can guess this wouldn't be a very scalable support model :-) To my surprise, they had a replacement unit ready when I arrived. They were totally cool and made me feel right at home. Anyway, when I connected the new unit it also didn't work. Hmm. Thinking there's no way two units would be defective, I checked Apple's site and saw that a new version of Apple TV software was available. And, it turns out this version fixes an issue where the optical output doesn't work if a TV is not connected to the HDMI port. Bingo! That was exactly the symptom I was seeing. And, sure enough, after upgrading the Apple TV things worked perfectly.

Kudos to Nuforce for their patience, great service, and wonderful little DAC!

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