Nuforce, Inc

Amplifier Reviews

MCH-3SEC7	Randall Smith, Home Theater Sound The NuForce MCH-3SE-C7 made a big impression on me. I have always used class-A or -A/B amplifiers in my system because I believed only they could give me the performance I required. NuForce has opened my eyes: their MCH-3SE-C7 provided all the qualities I demand from my system. My music was just as dynamic, just as detailed, and just as transparent as with the combination of amps that I own, but the NuForce takes up a fifth of the space on my floor or in my equipment rack. If you have to trade a little to get a little, then sometimes a compromise is a good thing. In the case of the NuForce MCH-3SE-C7, you can have it all. http://www.hometheatersound.com/equipment/nuforce_mch3sec7.htm	MCH-3SEC7
Ref 8.5 V2 Ref 9 V2 Ref 9 V2 SE	Edgar Kramer, 6moons.com The V2SE and for that matter the standard V2 somehow bring the listener closer to the soul of music...These are musical amps, no matter the style. The Special Edition version in particular dug so deep into recordings that minute details, the breaths, finger pops and brushes, creaks etc are all presented to the listener and exposed to the world. Other amplifiers fail to dig to the same extent, leaving these musical minutiae buried... The V2 amps stand up to any amplifier I've had in my system, irrespective of technology or price and I wouldn't be surprised if they did the same in yours. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/nuforce6/followup.html	Ref 9V2/9V2SE
	Martin Appel, Audiophilia My first response was amazement. These amps were dead quiet. No grain. No hash. Just dead quiet. When music poured forth, it was so palpable. The sound staging abilities these amps exhibited was dramatic... NuForce has to be congratulated for achieving reference quality amplification that can compete with the ‘mega monsters’ out there at a far more real world price... As such, the NuForce amps will take place of pride in my system and become my new reference amplifiers. http://www.audiophilia.com/hardware/Solid_State_Amps/reviews/nuforceref9.htm	Ref 9V2SE
	Jim Swantko, Audio Video Revolution I must admit that, prior to my time with the NuForce Ref 9 V2 SEs, I was firmly ensconced in the camp that dismissed switching amplifiers. I felt they had no business in the world of true “high end.” I am man enough to admit when I am wrong. I simply cannot recommend these amplifiers highly enough to those who appreciate the very best. They are small, energy efficient and cool running. They are smooth from top to bottom, with an open, airy top end, beautifully textured midrange and a bottom end to die for. http://www.avrev.com/equip/nuforce_reference9se_amp/index.html	Ref 9V2/9V2SE
	Robert H. Levi & John Brazier, Positive Feedback Online, USA I can't name a solid-state amp that gives you soundstaging, imaging, or depth perspective better than these little guys at under $8000! Moreover, at this kind of high power. What a deal! The Reference 9V2s are the best yet from NuForce and receive my highest recommendation. http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/nuforce_v2.htm	Ref 9V2
	Robert H. Levi, Positive Feedback Online, USA The very latest and most sophisticated to date is the NuForce Reference 9V2SE Monoblock which is one of the most harmonious solid state or digital amplifiers to ever entertain these ears via my number one reference system. With more textural nuance than a Halcro or Boulder, more suavely persuasive presentation than even Theta, and with comparable dynamic range to a Pass X350.5, this is one of the best solid state amps I've heard to date. I don't care if it's digital or class xyz, the proof is in the listening http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue33/nuforce.htm	Ref 9V2SE
	Frank Alles, StereoTimes.com, USA ...the V2 is quiet to the extreme. This enables the listener to hear details deep in the background that get lost or obscured by other high-end amplifiers... While it is easy to regard any amplifier that performs this well as a “benchmark” and a “reviewer’s tool,” what came across most vividly in my home was the beautiful music emanating from my speakers. Therefore, I prefer to think of the NuForce Reference 9 V2 SE as a “Music Machine,” pure and simple. http://www.stereotimes.com/amp020808.shtml	Ref 9V2SE
	Mike Silverton, StereoTimes.com, USA The Reference 9 V2 is a great amp by any measure (and I’ll bet it measures like a dream)... However, as impressed as I am by the Ref 9 V2, I’m in love with the Ref 9 SE V2. I don’t see how amplification can get much better than this. Different, certainly, which is why so much zealous partisanship informs perfectionist audio. If you’ve a hi-rez system and value verisimilitude, the Reference 9 SE V2 belongs on your short list. http://www.stereotimes.com/comm070207.shtml	Ref 9V2SE
	Albert Bellg & Bob Wood, UltraAudio.com (SoundStage! Netowork), USA NuForce has a history of beating up on their competition, and these latest offerings will no doubt continue that tradition. With the Reference 9 V2 monoblock power amplifier and P-9 preamplifier, NuForce has surpassed its own previous considerable achievements. Even audiophiles who don’t read Popular Science can be excited about that. - Albert Bellg The NuForce Reference 9 V2SE is as good a monoblock power amplifier as I’ve heard. I can’t imagine a better one. Did it sound warm and tube-like? Not when compared to my last tube amp. Was it dry, sterile, chalky? No. The Reference 9 V2SE sounded more like live music than anything I’ve owned. - Bob Wood http://www.ultraaudio.com/equipment/nuforce_reference_9v2_p9.htm	Ref 9V2 , 9V2SE & P-9
These acclaimed reviews are still relevant after the introduction of Version2 technology. They provided a window into the history of Nuforce product development and its platform strategy of offering customers continuous upgrade path.
Ref 8.5 Ref 9 Ref 9 SE	Chris Martens, AVGuide & The Absolute Sound, USA Because NuForce's Reference 9 monoblocks are eminently affordable, you might think they won this award on the basis of value, but that's not the half of it. These little Class D gems are sonic shockers in ways normally associated with amps that cost a fortune. Their defining characteristics are terrific transparency, incisive dynamics, deeply extended bass that offers excellent pitch definition and "traction," and superb three-dimensionality. Though accurate almost to a fault and lacking the luminous midrange glow of some of the greatest tube amps, the Reference 9s are charmers in their own right, with an uncanny ability to reveal previously hidden information in familiar recordings. (Reviewed by Chris Martens, Issue 158. Power Amp of The Year, Issue 160)	Ref 9
	Edgar Kramer, 6moons.com, USA In comparison to other amplifiers, I would have to say that the Reference 9 Special Edition monos are amongst the best all-rounders I've come across at any price. ... Over the last two decades, professionally and as a 'true blue' audiophile, I've owned/auditioned/assessed/compared scores of excellent amplifiers using all manner of technology and circuitry. I consider the NuForce Reference 9 Special Edition amplifiers to be amongst a select small group of the very best amplifiers I've heard. In fact, the SEs better most of these elitists in the areas of resolution, dynamics, bass power and frequency-wide detail. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/nuforce3/9se.html	Ref 9SE
	Lucio Cadeddu, TNT-Audio, Italy (in English) The NuForce REF9's are the most evident proof that Class D technology is mature and can perform extremely well, so much to be able to replace "traditional" technology in terms of quality/price ratio, to say the least...I'm quite sure die-hard traditionalists won't accept this sign of the times. I'm not optimist. Still, I hope clever audiophiles will - at least - try to understand WHY this technology and these amplifiers in particular are a true revolution, the first one in decades of solid-state technology. It is NOT an easy step, I do understand, it hasn't been easy for me, either. The NuForce REF9's represent a modern era Rubicon. http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/nuforce_ref9_e.html	Ref 9
	Srajan Ebaen, 6moons.com, USA ...So, no Second Coming or Rewriting The Rules yet when judged from the jaded ivory tower seat; but a major thumbs-up from the real world where everyone else cavorts and frolicks. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/nuforce2/9.html
	Jeff Van Dyne, Home Theater and Sound, USA NuForce has advanced technology for the sake of art and has done so with tremendous success. If you’ve been hearing a lot about this amplifier and have wondered whether it’s everything it’s cracked up to be, it is. The NuForce Reference 8.5 monoblock is the best-performing amplifier I’ve ever had in my system, and no one needs an engineering degree to understand that. http://www.hometheatersound.com/equipment/nuforce_reference_85.htm	Ref 8.5
	Robert H. Levi & Ed Morawski, Positive Feedback Online, USA ...the NuForce 9.02 monoblocks are now the most deliciously musical solid-state amplifiers I've heard. As I listen, I just want to hear more, more, more, and any bit of fatigue has been zapped. To the slippery-smooth sound, extraordinary detail, and wondrous dynamics of the 9.0s, the 9.02s add textural cues and liquidity...(Robert) ...It is quite astonishing how much bass these little amps produce—I never got completely used to it. I was quite pleased with the Reference 9s. Not only do they represent very good value for the money, but they also offer convenience, power, quality, but most importantly, extremely good sound. (Ed) http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue23/nuforce_9.02.htm "The definition of the 9 SEs is as good as that of any solid-state amplifier I've heard, and that includes Halcro, Pass, Edge, etc... http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue26/nuforce9se.htm	Ref 9 Ref 9SE
	John Brazier, Positive Feedback Online, USA Of all the accolades these amps have garnered on the 'net and in print there is one statement that nearly all the reviews have included as the icing on the cake, and I too am compelled to join in that song…. "I like them so much, I am buying the review sample http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue27/nuforce9se.htm	Ref 9SE
	Frank Alles, StereoTimes.com, USA ...My feeling with the 9.02 was that its speed, bass control, treble extension, and overall focus had likewise improved over earlier versions...	Ref 9
	Mike Silverton, UltraAudio.com (SoundStage! Netowork), USA Consider a pair of tiny amps that, as I hear them, exceed the sonic performance of a humongous and rightly celebrated twosome that cost a tad less than six times as much. I have seen -- and heard -- the future, and it is indeed a hoot http://www.ultraaudio.com/equipment/nuforce_reference_9se.htm	Ref 9SE
	David Price, Hi-Fi World, United Kingdom There’s no such thing as the perfect power amplifier, and there probably never will be, but if you want an ultra versatile, super clean sounding high end device, NuForce’s new Reference 9SE is the one, says David Price...	Ref 9SE
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	Laurent Thorin, Haute Fidelite, France Recommended Purchase...5 Star ***** awards in all catetories. Antoine Gresland, Haute Fidelite, France Reference Class recommendation Zajacz Tamas, HiFi Piac, Hungary José Victor Henriques, www.hificlube.net, Portugal Positive Feedback, Soundstage, 6moons, StereoTimes, UltraAudio; The Absolute Sound, Hifi World, Haute Fidelité et al, from Holland, Sweden, South Africa, surrendered unconditionally to the Nuforce Revolution. Just by reading quotes or full reviews in the best international audiophile magazines, the reader might think this is a press conspiracy against conservatism reigning in the audiophile kingdom with the alleged aim of leading Nuforce to power. Hificlube listened to a Nuforce public speech - and willingly joined the revolution… Deon Schoeman (Chief Editor), Audio Video South Africa It’s very hard to equate such a performance to both the physical dimensions of the monoblocks, and their asking price. Both delicate and powerful, equally intimate and expansive, with a real empathy for the music, the NuForce Reference 9s are the power amp arena’s ULTIMATE GIANT KILLERS! Ruud Jonker, Music & Emotions, The Netherlands Switching amps are getting better ervery time. Nuforce sets the standards both in sound and in pricing. Nuforce is far better than the big majority of traditional Class-A or Class-B products. Every audiophile should listen to it once to draw some (painful) interesting conclusions in comparison to their own set.