Nuforce

LOL - there is no copyright on the moniker.

I was referring just to vibration control, and I tend to agree with you, manufacturers should not incorporate bladders, special spongey feet etc. That would be a nuisance. When I typed that I had in mind flimsy or poorly designed casings, such as in the early Nuforces, and the much better ones used now. Or appropriate standoffs to isolate circuit boards. There are some basic things not all manufacturers adequately address that you don't want to be fiddling with later (having to rebuild the box) or having to compensate for.

I have to say the power conditioner market appears to get some decent products, but there are very few vibration isolation products that are really effective.

If you have any thoughts on a conditioner that will work on 230V I would appreciate it. Especially something to feed a couple of digital components.

I hope people don't mind, but I haven't read all the responses here, yet. I have been an enthusiast for Nuforce amps, as shown by my previous posts on it. What I'm objecting to here is that I was told that only way I could update by Nuforce 8.02b's to 8.05's or 9's was to sell my 8.02's and buy a 9. I could listen to the 9's for free they said. I guess that I waited too long. Now, let me just say that the 8.02's are fantastic amps. It's just that I have to use the Cardas adaptors to match my single-ended RGR. I have been told by two designers that this was not good in this instance(although Ayre use them successfully in their stuff). I guess I waited too long. Boy, those guys are quick! Hell, I might prefer the 8.05's to the 9's! Who knows? I'm not your conventional audiphile. BTW, don't listen to the naysayers about the Nuforce's. They are fantastic!

Look, apparently, I cannot upgrade my Nuforce 8.02b's to either 8.05's or 9's. Anyhow, the 8.02's are fantastic amps in their own right. As sources, I use Linn, Ekos, Archiv(circa 1992), Mana table-APL Denon 3910 cd player(currently being modified). What does that tell you about Nuforce? If I were in the market, I would investigate the Nuforce 8's(make sure they are 8.02's), and maybe their integrated amp. I don't feel like I'm missing anything with the 8.02's, and I've listened to the 9's.

Mmakshak, I have 8.02's and 9.02's the 9's are more revealing through the full range. But, my 9's also have the wbt's and are the extended bass version. I am not sure if the two use the same power supply either. Both are really good though. I might upgrade to the 9se's. We will see when more reviews come out. Is your 3910 going to have all the bells and whistles?

Just borrowed the Nuforce SE's for the 30 day trial. Currently comparing them to my McIntosh mc501 mono's(500 watts/channel). The first thing I noticed, and I have only run them for about 1 hour is that I get about a 3db volume increase above the Macs at the same volume setting. The second thing I noticed is that if there are many instruments in the recording I can more easily hear them individually. The soundstage depth is startling. I keep looking at these little guys at a third of the power of my macs and wondering how could this be. The walls are easily shaken with bass as, same as the Macs, but the purity and clarity of the Nuforce SE's is like I have never heard before. I am currently using a Pass Labs X2.5 preamp and today will run the Nuforce's through my McIntosh c2200 tube preamp. They are driving Von Schweikert VR$ SR's. I was watching the woofers displacement and I can see more fine and rapid oscillations using the Nuforce compared to the Macs. The Macs are 110lbs each so at this point my only reservation in selling them is that I have to lift them!