any compatibility opinions on Nuforce amps with No

Cirrus, I think it would depend on your other gear. I do not own Nordost cables but have read a lot about them and from what I can tell they are very revealing. If you have a great front end then I dont think there would be a problem. Nuforce will let you demo the amps and I would go for the 9.02's or SE's. Plato is right, you could tame the brightness with other components. I have an upgraded Denon 2900 now with all silver cabling from the Upgrade company on 9.02's and the sound is rich and open. I am going to try Nuforces p8 pre/amp next because I have heard nothing but positive results on that component. Keep us informed if you demo the Nuforce amps with the Nordost cables.

Redwiki, i like your posts on nuforce. In an earlier post I said I liked the copper cables with these amps but then I bought an upgraded Denon 2900 and that made the mid bass shine. It was a bigger improvement than the Nuforce themselves. I went back to the all silver wires and everyhting just really opened up. David Schulte of the Upgrade Company can turn a mediocre unit into magic. I am waiting for a Nuforce p8 pre now.

Redkiwi, what amps did you send him? When I get the Nuforce p8 I am sending it to David to have some work done to it. Can't wait! I have an Arcam AV-8 and was told by someone else that had the Arcam and went two channel that the p8 was leagues above the Arcam and that I will be blown away by the difference. He said with the Nuforce amps and pre the sound is more live than he has ever heard. The staging and resolution I am getting now is very good so we will see how much difference the P8 makes. Is your P8 upgraded?

Redkiwi, are you leaving the p8 and ref 9's on all the time? Do you have the units plugged directly into the wall?
This is a must do! I have a silver/copper balanced ic from p8 to amps. I will a/b test soon on all silver to silver/copper ic's. I have all silver for speaker wire right now and plan to play with some silver/copper mix on those also. I have a feeling the silver/copper is the way to go at least on speaker wire. Nuforce's sound is just as transparent as can be. The sound is much more life like and with Schulte's upgraded cdp's you get a great combination. Schulte's upgraded cdp's are excellent with hi end associated equipment, this is the arena where his stuff shines. As you know a cdp is only as good as its weakest link. Send me an email if you would like.

Redkiwi, the p8 after upgrades adds about 25% more performance. Bigger staging and a little more transparent.