Nuforce V3 mod

Before the V3 upgrade I was thinking, maybe it's time to audition a different amp. Right, like I'm going to get off my butt and look for another amplifier especially after being so satisfied with the NuForce V1. What's the point?

Milpitas is about twenty miles away so I hand delivered them. The Nuforce facility is a very unpretentious light manufacturing building located just off Hwy 880. The folks there are very sweet and gave me a completion time about a week out. Two days later the work was done.

My first impression was that they sounded worse then the V1. I then noticed that the batteries in my preamp weren't holding a charge and running the system off the charger was only slightly better. After some new cells and a checkup by the designer I left the system on and took a ten day trip.

Walking through the front door both my wife and I noticed a substantial improvement. This was a V1 to V3 upgrade and for once my procrastinating nature becomes an asset.

Vicdamone
Congratulations on the plunge. I too had my eye on another amp, the Pass XA100.5, but the difference in weight, heat and price (16K) and my level of satisfaction with the V2SE just made trying the V3 a no-brainer.
Did you just have the amps on for the ten days or did you have music playing through them over that time?

I had the FM on, playing through some backup speakers. These SE's are the third set of switching amps I've used and run in has always been surprising. Our Pioneer Elite SC-07 HT receiver has been the least finicky switching amp so far. It comes with an unusual looking captive two conductor power cord that looks like small Romex wire. Just for grins I plugged it into the same outlet as the refrigerator and it remained dead quite.

Have any of you tried out the stereo power amp 8.5 V3?

I'm thinking of replacing my IcePower-based Acoustic Reality eAR 202 REF power amp with the 8.5 V3's. Any thoughts on how this conversion may turn out are welcomed... :)

I received my V3 SE’s and have had only one day between business trips to play with them but wanted to share the joy of my first impressions. The context, for me is that the V2 Se’s were excellent in terms of bass control, detail, and clarity, much like a finely cut diamond in sound on excellent CD recordings. On less than stellar recordings for me there was a touch of treble brightness and edge. I was concerned that it may have been a result of my live room.
Right out of the box I can tell that the V3 is a significant level improvement. I immediately noticed that the sound stage seems at least 5 feet wider for the instruments, but more significantly it feels as if the hall ambience from the side of the stage is more present and realistic and feels like it extends another 10 feet. There is an obvious increase in musicality, realism, and balance. The treble is sweeter and tamer yet sparkles with life. This is the first switching amp that I would say is as pleasureful and musical as a fine Class A amp such as Pass Labs XA100.5. Many recordings that I would have said were a bit hard now sound beautiful. The V3 has an engaging sound and after about 5 hours of listening there is no fatigue. Listening in the kitchen, one room away from the system, it sounds more like live music playing in the other room. The new units are also more attractive than the V2. I know that there is more break-in time needed but I could not be happier. Great job, Nuforce.