Nuforce

As soon as I turn on the amps my Squeezebox picks up static and all of the baby monitors go to full-blown, loud, static.

My serious listening is done via my cd player, but I love & don't want to give up the Squeezebox for casual listening. Also, most of my serious listening is at night after the kids & wife go to bed. My wife won't like a loud, staticie (sp?) baby monitor in her ear all night.

The Squeezebox is on the same dedicated circuit. The monitors are in other parts of the house.

After listening some more, the low noise of the units really lets a lot of detail come thru that I didn't know was there. Plus I've never heard such tight bass from my Vandersteens.

Ecruz - this is off topic, but I am in the same boat...listening at night, with kids, and their monitors...when I am home that is-

Although this might not fix your interference issues with the NuForce, check out Sony's Babycall monitors. They are voice activated. That means that they don't make a sound [no static] until the child makes a noise. Once there is a noise at the sending unit, it will kick-on for as long as the noise persists, then shuts off after a couple of seconds.

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?CategoryName=pa_Radio_Nursery&ProductSKU=NTM900

I use two [one for each kid] in my basement listening room/HT. They also have changeable channels/frequencies so you can have two that don't interfere with each other. Since they run silent until a problem, I can enjoy the quiet. These are a MUST HAVE for any audiofile/videophile with kids.

Good Luck

I think I've got the static issue under control by changing where stuff was plugged in.

The more I listen, the more impressed I am with these amps. The most noticeable improvements are, low noise, greatly improved dynamics(macro & micro) and the ability to stay focused, even when the music gets complex or loud.

Anywhere near this price, I think they're going to be hard to beat.

Okay, these are definitely keepers. The more I listen to them, the more I realize there's no going back to my McCormack.

What power cables are people using with these? Or should I say, what type of power cables? Thick gauge? Heavily shielded? Both? Neither?

I am a NuFORCE dealer and I generally supply or suggest the AudioQuest NRG-2, NRG-3, and NRG-5 Power Cords for use with the NuFORCE.

They also have the Graphite Choke (as does the stock cord), high quality sheilding, as well as very high grades of copper, with sturdy plugs and hardware.

These are so good that many times, I will throw them in as a bonus to the NuFORCE package.