Amp for Dali Hellicon 400 mk2

well guys, thanx for all your opinions and insights, after some very critical listening...from the date this thread began, i turned up the volume on the dalis and the dreadnaught really started to shine...i think i was a bit gun shy as i blew the previous driver which cost me 600 bux..not good. My importer assured me that the new drivers were covered under warranty for 5 years..so..i turned it up!!and lately, man i am in sonic heaven..even popped in some old billy joel other day..literally it was as if he was playing that piano in my room....bocelli...forget about it!!watched band of brothers dvds last night...the surround sound was stunning....i have the dali center as well..and a martin logan dpeth i sub.....though i am curiuos about the nuforce amps...i see that there is definately a good relationship with the dread and the dalis..tho this dread is huge!!..and u can cook on the thing when its in standby..lol..the amp has certainly made a difference..this sytem is exuding a warmth and detail that i enjoy..and it can kick some when u want it too....i will see where it goes from here..glad, as i was literallly an inch from putting the dalis on the sale block..anyway, thanx for your insights..Dan

Are you sure it was not the break in that made a huge difference? I can tell you that I know for a fact that they need 200 hours of break in to sound great, and they do sound great. My Modwright CD player needed 200 hours also to sound glorious.

well...could be..but..there was only probably 10 hours or so diffc from when i switched amps..the previous 2 amps did not get this sound from them...even my uhm..burnt backup cds have some life now....also..the new drivers only have about 40-50 hours on them..so..not even close to 200..anyway Zilla..i pm'ed you about the nuforce amps..i have learned that pro reviews are a crock..so..i like talking to owners....many pple say they are cold and 'dead'..others love them..may look for them later bit farther down the road..just dont want to give up my ht set up right now..u really like them eh

I am amazed again at the comments about the Helicon's base. As I have said elsewhere, I owned both the 400 and 800, with different amps, and have listened to them on many front end combinations. I would describe the deep base as tuneful, harmonic, and warm, even slightly rich. The 800 is of course better, but the 400 still provides excellent base. I must say I enjoy the Helicon range on solid state, and power certainly helps. Distance from the rear wall makes a difference to the quality of the base, so they need to be placed well.

base = bass, of course :-)