As some know, the
NuPRIME MCH K-38 is an 8 channel amp of
210wpc.
Pairs of channels can be bridged to
400wpc each.
Most know that with
OLD SCHOOL amps, bridging actually
doubled distortion,
increased S/N, and also
made them less stable.
Wonder of all wonders, BRIDGING the Channels of the K-38 actually makes them SOUND BETTER!!! 
Production on these incredible amps has been a little slow, so it took awhile to fill all the PreOrders and for me to finally get mine.
Well it was well worth the wait. In fact, it has been far beyond my expectations. Recently, Rustydoglim posted that the
MCH K-38 was close, if not as good, as the
REF-20!!!! Really? How could that be?
I have spent a few hours playing with this amp with BRIDGED CHANNELS and am hearing EXACTLY what he was talking about.
With an exceptional
switching frequency of 550kHz it has those wonderful "even order harmonics", providing the ultimate level of detail and transparency, while simultaneously giving you DYNAMIC DEEP Bass, with incredible leading edge MACROS and Rich Harmonic Overtones.
All this for $2999 retail.
So if your dream amp is the
REFERENCE 20, but if
$7600 seems like a lottery win might be needed, take solace in the fact, for less than 1/2 that, you can get 4 channels of a
full 400wpc to light up virtually ANY speaker in a Sonic Spirit that might only be exceeded by our
REFERENCE SERIES gear.
The "
take home" message here, is the
MCH K-38 IS NOT just some multichannel Home Theater amp. THIS baby is a serious contender, and if it weren't for the REF 20, it would be the top of the line.
Now High Performance sometimes means "special handling" and the specific design and engineering that went into this amp might require a couple tweeks to get full performance which I am right now exploring.
Will report on that later.
