Nuforce v2: has anyone tried them

I recently picked up a pair of the V2SE's and after 4 mos. am still waiting to see if the magic aural bubble will burst. But so far, these are the most remarkable amps that I have heard or owned. I had the previous 9.0SE's but this latest V2 is really a whole new and different animal. Dynamics are out the yin-yang on these little beasts! They remind me of a strong tube amp in this regard (once owned ASL Hurricanes) but with much more finesse and control.

Also I saw two new reviews pop up on these which echo my impressions; Audio Revolution and Stereo Times both basically relate the same positive experience. (The reviewer at Audio revolution 'compares' them to his Levinson 336 and pretty much says the NuForces smoke them in every parameter).

For those of you diehards who haven't yet taken the digital amp plunge, I urge you to try the waters now. The NuForce 9 V2 SE (and the Spectron Musician III Sig.) are like God sends to the audiophile, IMO.

Denf,
have you compared the NuForce with the Spectron?

Cford - not directly. I owned a 'Standard' Musician III for about 8 mos., then went back to tubes, before I then went to the NuForce 9V2SE's.

Based on what I have read about the Musician Signature version, I think it would be a tough call between it and the NuForce V2 9 SE's.

As you probably know, 'audio memory' is a very tricky thing, but if pressed I would say that the NuForce 9V2se's have more finesse and are ultimately more transparent that the STANDARD Musician III that I once owned.

Also, even though the power rating is much less than the Spectron, the 9V2SE's sound like big tube watts, and really sound like they are putting out a LOT more than their spec.'d power rating would indicate.

I could have gone either direction really, but the Nuforce's are about $1500. less expensive (retail) than the Sig. Musican III, so this was the deal maker for me personally. Also I tend to prefer a mono-block topology for various reasons.

If you needed more power and have the extra $1500., then I think the Spectron would also be a great pc. to consider.

Plato,

I guess the SEV2's are great!........however is it better to really wait until I have the money for the SE V2's or can I get the v2's pair them with a good tube premp and still have lots of fun and still (enjoy the music)?

Thank you!

Charlie

Could you recommend some preamplifiers (tube} that have a great synergy to the Nuforces?

Thanks.