The thing most suprising is the good SOUND - and the power that these class D amps deliver.
It's natural to resist change. I wonder how many detractors are 50+ men now set in their audio ways? Some sniping about these amps might be attributed to that?
The H20 is a big beast - about 50 pounds - though nicely built, but more like the amps you might be used to. The H20 has a huge transformer in it.
OTOH, the Nuforces are thin and tiny. The 9b is about 7 pounds per mono channel and only a few inches tall. You can put two side by side on a rack shelf. The CI is more cube sized. The CI D-200 is about 15 pounds each. Almost all of it is power supply - the amp module is about 2x2 INCHES! (How can that be any good? Look at the power you get from a split atom. Not a great analogy, but you get the idea. Size isn't necessarily a limitation.)
I believe this is the cutting edge of amplifier and no doubt soon every amp manufacturer will have their version and interpretation of this efficient amplifier.
Bob Wood
http://www.GreatHomeTheater.com
It's natural to resist change. I wonder how many detractors are 50+ men now set in their audio ways? Some sniping about these amps might be attributed to that?
The H20 is a big beast - about 50 pounds - though nicely built, but more like the amps you might be used to. The H20 has a huge transformer in it.
OTOH, the Nuforces are thin and tiny. The 9b is about 7 pounds per mono channel and only a few inches tall. You can put two side by side on a rack shelf. The CI is more cube sized. The CI D-200 is about 15 pounds each. Almost all of it is power supply - the amp module is about 2x2 INCHES! (How can that be any good? Look at the power you get from a split atom. Not a great analogy, but you get the idea. Size isn't necessarily a limitation.)
I believe this is the cutting edge of amplifier and no doubt soon every amp manufacturer will have their version and interpretation of this efficient amplifier.
Bob Wood
http://www.GreatHomeTheater.com