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Based on the their performance, I would say they are a steal.Most juries have 12 members. If you do some research, you can easily find at least 12 extremely positive reviews by people that have heard the ncore. In fact, I would challenge you to find one person that hasn't liked them. Nearly everyone I can find that has heard them has bought them...No one is stopping you from buying all the used amps you want....bon appetite....
Does anyone else think $2000 is very expensive for diy audio? I thought switching amps were usually low cost.
[I can buy lots of great used/new amps of any type for that money.
I think the jury is still out that the ncore is equal to many amps double or triple their cost. zeke
There would be a great benefit to create a lower powered amp....
Yes, but per user feedback, not this particular DIY amp. Your question is misleading. One could easily spend much less than $2k. Still think it is expensive -- just my opinion. Obviously, most don't as they are ordering them. Yes, you can, and should if you so desire. Has anyone attempted to stop you? Your term "great" describes performance, not cost. I hope no one attempts to stop me -- lol. I hope to continue trying lots of gear as i have been doing for many years. Yes, there are lots of great sounding amps for $2k. Don't know whether they sound better(imo) than ncore as i haven't heard it.You are either in denial or simply need to continue reading. There's about 500 user pages on Ncore.
In my 28 years as a fireman, I definitely noticed that bowline knots tied by left-handed persons were significantly tidier and easier to use than the same knots tied by right-handed persons. Similarly, underhanded clove hitch knots were more reliable than the same knots tied overhand.
Tom is bringing his Ncores by tonight so we can try them out on the SoundScapes.
Except for some small problems: it definitely appears no one has built nor heard DC powered Ncore. Until then, and until it is A-Bd against Bruno's SMPS600, your statement seems untested and possibly misleading.One user said Ncore is dead silent on speakers with 108 dB sensitivity. Such performance being rare to unknown prior to Ncore, one might suspect changing Ncore from AC to DC PS to benefit less if at all vs. amplifiers in general.
Surely you have heard battery powered products in your system? Surely you have heard Danny Ritchie's GR Research system that he takes to the shows? His system gets some of the highest praise from all the audio reviewers.One of the reason, Danny uses all battery powered products except the servo amps. I guess Danny is just being silly about batteries, correct?I am not the only one that hears distortion from AC powered products.
Besides the obvious "upgrade paths" of using extra fancy wire, IEC connectors and IC / speaker cables...has anyone looked at the NCore and thought about "rolling" the capacitors on top of the module or the power supply? Replacing screws with whatever vibration minimizing screws are out there? Highest quality solder or crimping mechanisms to achieve the best connections? I'm sure someone will try battery power at some point, but that's another complicated can of worms. I feel like these minor tweaks will be tried at some point, I'm wondering if anyone at AC who is handier at DIY than I am has given these any thoughts. I apologize in advance if any of these questions are silly...I don't know anything about DIY. Thanks all for your input and experience about these amps.
No doubt it all will be tried as there are those people who are always messing with things.If you read the comments about such thing by the designer, and listen to the amps, you may well be tempted to leave good enough alone....
Surely you understand that that past performance is no guarantee of future results, nor are gross generalizations across broad product classes certainties....There are people who have tried these with 100+db sensitive speakers and had 0 audible sound at the speaker. How can that be improved?I am not saying that somehow battery power can't improve the performance of the Ncore, what I am saying is that it is far from certain that it will....
