Oh so tired of flat, out of shape music. Like many of you, I have been listening to digital music files for years, specifically mp3 files. While the sound is fine on cheap headphones, on lesser systems in noisy places, in cars and coming out of phones, tablets and laptop speakers, these digital files demonstrate their nothingness on high end systems. So sure, I prefer to listen to vinyl, was raised on vinyl, and have burned vinyl to DVD with great success. Many CDs are very, very good, especially if they were taken from masters recorded before the 80's, when music still had depth and feel. You want depth and feel, put on Emmylou Harris or Merle Haggard from the late 60's through the 70's, you will hear artistry in the recording process.

But that is another matter. So as I continue to expand my digital library, and look for ever more convenient methods of playback, I finally bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab E Lite last Fall along with one of those protective cases to tote it around, stuck a 64 Gig card in it and loaded it up with music. It is great to carry to the barn, plug into the system there, or plug it into the Aux port of different vehicles. I have become so fond of the playback using MediaMonkey, I just had to find a way to make it sound better on a great system.

Research led me to this device, the Nobsound NS-10P. I am very pleased with the results. It doesn't amplify the volume significantly, which is a letdown at first, but perhaps a good feature overall as it doesn't overdrive when input into another pre-amp, in my case, a Carver CT-17.

Please understand, this is listed as a pre-amp and works as a pre-amp, meaning if you want a lot of amplification, use an amplifier.

Anyway, this works great as a sound shaper, perhaps more of revitalizer. Music that was flat and lifeless now is full, rich and vibrant. The bass is felt again, thunderous and not distorted. The highs are bright, clear and wonderfully presented. There is depth and feel. I am so pleased.

I cranked the volume on the NS-10P all the way up, and then backed it down two clicks. I never heard much difference in volume on my system throughout the range of volume control. The bass and treble controls do contribute significant changes throughout their adjustable ranges. I keep the treble all the way up, and the bass 4 clicks from full.

I did put in some 5654W JAN tubes from the very beginning, so not going to comment on the tubes shipped with this device. The sound has become ever warmer as the tubes settle in.

In summary, I am very pleased with the sound. I also like the feel of this device, it seems well-constructed. Time will tell on that and I will update this if a problem occurs soon. I used this for about 8 hours straight the first day I plugged it in, listening to both the aforementioned mp3 files and some streaming radio, all through the Samsung tablet. The sound is wonderful again. I can certainly recommend this item when you understand what it does and how it is to be used. It meets my expectations.

Worked exactly as described and for a price that cant really be beat. Take and audio input from 3.5mm and amplifies the input to a 3.5mm output.

I got this in hopes if boosting the base in my headphones for listening to music but this did very little for it. If you want to get this then you definitely will need a separate amp because this comes out very quiet even at max volume. There is some difference in the bass and treble with the knobs but for me it wasn't worth the $45.

This preamp brought my Rockville HtS8C speakers, and two PSW 12 Acoustic Subwoofers
To life, the clarity and depth of the music was unbelievable at very low volume

Great preamp for the price, installed JAN tubes yielded even better perfirmance!