NuForce's MCH Series utilizes the same amplifier and power-supply technology as our celebrated Reference components. To date, most audiophile reviewers have focused their attention on the Reference Series. When comparing an MCH amp with a Reference amp, our own listening sessions have concluded, qualitatively, that less than a ten percent difference separates MCH from our flagship products.
Ref 9V3 SE
Edgar Kramer, 6moons.com
I'll say it again - get over technology prejudices of class A, class AB, SET and so forth. Get things right and the V3 Reference 9 Special Edition amplifiers will compete with any amplifier you care to mention at any price while running cool and draining very little electricity from your wall socket. Go on, do your bit to save the planet. Your conscience and ears will thank you.
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/nuforce12/v3.html
Brian Kahn, Home Theater Review
The NuForce Reference V3 Special Edition amplifiers will let you see deep into your music, bringing out more of the information that would otherwise be buried by less detailed products. The Reference 9 V3 Special Editions, being a touch on the warm side, let speed and detail shine without the analytical sterility normally associated with these characters. All in all, the NuForce Reference V3 Special Edition won't sugarcoat a bad recording but they will coax a ton of enjoyable musical detail out of high quality recordings and if you have high resolution recordings, this amplifier will let their increased resolution really shine through.
http://hometheaterreview.com/nuforce-reference-9-v3-special-edition/
Stereo 8.5V2, Ref 9 V2, Ref 9 V2 SE
Robert Smith, Audio & Video Lifestyle Magazine
One company that has made leaps and bounds in Class D is NuForce, it has been burning the midnight oil with research and development...The performance of the Ref 9 v2SE monoblocks was impeccable, the best that I have heard regardless of price...
Ref 9V2/9V2SE
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.htmlRef 9V2/9V2SE
Chris Merten, The Absolute Sound
...But what really sets the SE V2 apart from its predecessors (and many other good amplifiers) is its ability to convey detail while preserving essential qualities of liquidity and smoothness...
...NuForce amps have traditionally been known for their very high damping factors and ability to keep woofers under control, but what makes the SE V2 special is the way it can serve up intense bursts of low-frequency energy while simultaneously reproducing the subtlest of bass transient and textural details...
NuForce's Reference 9 SE V2 monoblock amplifier offers real elements of excellence at a reasonable, though certainly not cheap, price. If the amplifier's strengths align with your musical tastes and the characteristics of your ancillary equipment, the result can be breathtaking realism and deep musical satisfaction.Ref 9V2SE
Anthony Kershaw, Audiophilia
If your needs run to a new amp and/or preamp, I can recommend the NuForce products with much enthusiasm. Buy with confidence. The follow up customer service from Jason Lim and his team is first rate and the products are built to last. In addition, they are fully upgradeable as new ideas/improvements are developed.
http://www.audiophilia.com/wp/?p=64
Ref 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.htmRef 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.htmlRef 9V2/9V2SE
Patrick Dillion, Affordable Audio
It's not chump change but gaining a complete amplification package for $3500 that offers flexibility, connectibility and enough power to drive almost anything in a sonically pleasing manner is no simple challenge...these just deliver a sound that belies their footprint...The Nuforce amps have a sound that cannot be simply labeled class D, as if that conveys an identifiable sonic signature we all understand...
So far, this is the best value I've heard this year - a strong recommendation in affordable audio.Stereo 8.5V2
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.htmRef 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.htmRef 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.shtmlRef 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.shtmlRef 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.htmRef 9V2 , 9V2SE & P-9
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.htmMCH-3SEC7
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
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.htmlRef 9
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
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.htmRef 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 produceˇXI 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.htmRef 9Ref 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.htmRef 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.htmRef 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
None English Language Reviews
Laurent Thorin, Haute Fidelite, France
- Recommended Purchase...5 Star ***** awards in all catetories.1
- Antoine Gresland, Haute Fidelite, France Reference Class recommendation
- Zajacz Tamas, HiFi Piac, Hungary1
Jose Victor Henriques, www.hificlube.net, Portugal
Positive Feedback, Soundstage, 6moons, StereoTimes, UltraAudio; The Absolute Sound, Hifi World, Haute Fidelite 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.
