Pairing Plinius 9200 pre-amp w/ Nuforce Ref 9 amps

Would like to test the waters with the Nuforce Ref 9's and eventually build a second system around these if their raving reviews meet my ears expectations - even though I personally found Plinius amps hard to beat according to my experiance! The reviews and the price point for those puppies sound incredible!

I agree that the Cambridge CDP is the weak link in my system so I went for an adeventurous upgrade - swapped it with E5 Esound from cattylink.com in HKong. I can summarize my experience as follows:

- The unit has arrived in excellent shape and it was a
timely delivery - the packaging was immaculate and
very professional. The documentation is great!

- The sound in my system has improved profoundly. It has become very lush with great detail and an amazing imaging and soundstage. It has also become very natural and has a tube vibe to it.

Note that the player has costed me USD 1000 including delivery by DHL - I find that it surpasses its league in terms of price point.

Hi Ryder:

Yeah, I am very satisfied with my front end upgrade. I agree that the Audience 82's are not up to par with the Plinius (even though they do a great job in the mids and highs given the kind of music I listen to...mostly Electric Blues) - I 'll be looking at an upgrade in the not too distant future - which, at that point, becomes a project with a fair amount of budget constraints!

thanx for the followup and comments..