May The Force Be With You
We’ve been using a NuForce stereo power amp for several months. AVR’s main man in the Southern States, Anthony Deleo, left it with us to report back our impressions. Driving the Sonus Faber Cremonas, the IA18 has been a revelation.
Unlike so many Digital amps, the 18 sounds just like a high quality audiophile class product should.
The thing is NuForce is sharing the love around and has now released a series of home theatre models crammed full of the brands technologies previously only used in its Reference Series.
The four new models are the AVP-18 AV Processor/Pre-Amplifier ($1,649), the MCP-18 multi-channel analogue pre-amplifier ($1,499), and two multi-channel power amplifiers, the MCA-20 ($3,199) and MCA-18 ($1,499).
The AVP-18 AV Processor/Pre-Amplifier takes digital inputs feeds only and these are up to 24-bit/192kHz. And yes, it’s compatible with, the most common decoding formats, as well as TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio. The 18 has four HDMI inputs (all HDMI 1.4 compliant with 3D, CEC and SRC support), two optical and two coaxial S/PDIF inputs. The HDMI monitor output also supports ARC, allowing the TV to be used as an additional HDMI input. Set-up includes 11 parametric equalisers per channel, and quadruple bass management settings.
The new MCP-18 7.1-channel preamplifier has a high-quality, numerically-controlled analogue volume control, non-inverting op-amp output circuit, balanced circuits with no phase-delay. All channels can be individually tweaked to match speaker sensitivity and positioning. Custom installation is via RS-232. The new MCA-20 and MCA-18 are 8-channel power amplifier models equipped with NuForce’s V3 mono digital amplifier modules. Rating is 55-watts into 8 ohms (all channels driven).
‘NuForce has been digital audio electronics specialist, and the new range displays all of the NuForce’s experience and expertise,’ said Tony Ingrisano of Audio Visual Revolution, NuForce distributor in Australia.
For further information, please contact Audio Visual Revolution (AVR)
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