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At $499 brand new, would the MCP-18 along with a $1500 amp be a bargain as a two channel rig ? I'm not sure if NuForce even still exists at this point, so warranty might be an issue.
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What would be better, an Oppo BDP 105 running straight into an amp, or the MCP-18 + an outboard DAC into an amp ?
but if you end up needing analog inputs for a tuner or TT, you will need the preamp. I stuck a CIAudio PLC1 in between them to get the analog inputs.
He loved it.
I just today received a new one--$499 delivered thru Amazon! It appears very well built, but I haven't heard it yet...it's just warming now.
The main-two channels use some fancy switching volume control. The unit has 2 pairs of stereo inputs on RCAs plus a separate one using balanced inputs...plus two sets of 8-channel inputs.
If it sounds as good as Stone wrote, it'll be a fine stereo preamp with remote control.
Right now my system based on a c-j MET1 6-channel tubed preamp is sounding so good I'm not TOUCHING it, but eventually I'll install the '18.
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William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
I've read the review, but it's the only one I can find.
Well there's the reviews on Amazon, for what they are worth. Audio Circle's NuForce section has a fairly long thread with some good info in it also.I bought one from Audio Advisor when they were $599. It gave me a nice upgrade from my passive plus tube buffer preamp. I run a consumer amp for my KEF monitors, and Yamaha pro amps for the subs, so it is nice to have a unit that outputs both RCA and XLR at the same time. Love the way the display goes dark after an adjustment is made, looks very stealthy.
One thing that was worrying was that the original remote (which IMHO is not much to begin with) came damaged, but working. I ask AA to contact the factory and source me a new one before I sent the damaged one back to China. They were told there would not be a replacement available. Luckily for me, AA had another one in stock that they sent to me as a replacement.
Nuforce was acquired by Optoma, and AFAIK, the MCP-18 is not in the new line up.
If you buy one of these, I recommend you also get a learning remote, and transfer the codes over to it. Then hide the NuForce one somewhere safe and sound.
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Hi John
Do you find the sound of the MCP-18 to be as transparent as you had hoped, and is it a good candidate to be used with an outboard DAC. Also, where do you find the remote codes ?
Thanks Bruce
Yes it seems more detailed than what I was using before, which was a diy preamp consisting of a Goldpoint attenuator and Dodds tube buffer. I actually purchased it to use downstream from a MiniDSP NanoDIGI and multiple DACs, incorporating one of the 7.1 channel inputs for the 6 channels I need (L/R for monitors, L/R for midbass subs, and L/R for IB subs).As far as the remote, I use a URC RF20, which is a learning remote. So you just point the two at each other and blast away (not quite that easy, but you get the point):)
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...while I have never heard a Nuforce product I swear, it seems to me, no one has come out w/ more amps and MK. 2s, 3s etc. than they have. Each being haled as glorious. Don't know if they're in business but I wouldn't trust a company that cranked out that many redos of their products. My two cents.
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