Nuforce

Ahem. I did audition the H2O Sig and the NuForce 8b and 9.02. I think Henry Ho makes a fine product and is a real gentleman - I know two people who loved that amp and bought it right away.

To me, in my system, the NuForces had 'it.' And I bought the 9.02s, selling my ARC VT100MKII.

Now you'll ask why? I can only say the NuForce for whatever the reason, brought me closer to the sense of live music.

Bob Wood
http://www.GreatHomeTheater.com/stereo.html

Bob, I wonder what made the difference in your system? I ask, because your experience, as you stated, stands apart from almost all other listeners. There are so many variables. Both Nuforce, and H2O amps benefit from synergistic power cords, for instance. Then again, I have been in the same room with other folks trying to get a bead on some component vs. others, where opinions bounce all over the place.

Plato, my amps are going nowhere. If you ever visit the left coast, be my guest. I believe Henry will send you his amps for audition.

Maybe Nuforce will send their monos to me for a trial. I have friends that have speakers they can handle.

We can share notes afterwards.

That's funny, I read about a guy with Apogee speakers that had the H20 amps and the NuForce Reference 8 (early version), and he said it powered his Apogees just fine. And I believe they were the very low impedance model. He summed up that experience by saying that the H20's had more ultimate bass weight and slam, but other than that he thought the amps were very comparable. I know the Ref 9s have more bass weight and slam than the Ref 8s, so I guess that would even things up a bit more.

Hey, I'm sure they're both great sounding amps, and that one may do something a little better than the other (and vice-versa). To me it's not that big a deal. I just think it's silly to say (or to believe) that one amp is hugely better.

I have about three reviews to write at the moment, but perhaps when I'm further along I'll contact Henry Ho to see if he'll send a review sample.

Meanwhile, if there are any H20 owners within driving distance of Tucson that would like to do a shootout, let's get it on. ;-D

Redkiwi,

I don't know if you have ever owned a business or not, but believe you me, the customer is not always RIGHT!