NUFORCE AMPS FOR PASSIVE SUBWOOFERS

Sterotaipei- Funny you should mention ICE amp. I have one that is rated at 250Watts-8ohm/500-4ohm that is being updated with new speaker binding posts. I can't wait to try it when it returns. But I'm using it as speaker amp. I've owned a Crown bass amp before, Didn't impress me, no bass definition. Sold it. I like the fact about the Nufore amps that they are small/slim so I can hide them behind the subs, sizeways against the wall I plan.

Plato- I feel why the Nuforce amps have great bass resolution/definition because of the high damping factor(>4000) which control the woofers. Do you know what the 'extended bass' option is? Can't find it on the site.
I can buy a used pair of 9.02 right now for $1350. Good deal...?!

I've owned the Crown K1 and used it on my Apogee Studio Grand subs. Didn't like it. It had plenty of output, but no bass definition. I thought it would be the ultimate amp for my subs, but I was wrong. My Classe 201 amp smoked it but runs much hotter. I want a amp(s) that I can leave on 24hrs and not worry about heat/power consumption. Thanks for the Nuforce info Plato. Looks like 9se's are the ones to get! I just ordered a Velodyne SMS-1 so I need to find some power for my Kinergetic subs soon!

Vicdamone- Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't need an amp with any 'high pass filter and gain control with low and high level inputs'. My Lexicon pre/pro does all that. I just want a power amp only. Looks like you really know your bass!! (I HAD two Velodyne DD-15 subs and as much as I tried with the EQ/RTA, I couldn't get them to match with my Apogee's. They seem too restricted and not musical. Movies were great(although I hit their limit) but music comes first. Sold them.) Any cooler running/high damping sub amp brands for me to try?!

Jim- I want to start a thread soon about the SW800's because I have ALOT of questions. But stickin' to this thread:
1) The SW800 subs I just bought a month ago from a local Audiogon member have 6(SIX) 10"-woofers per side. Which I have never seen before and they have no serial #'s on them.(Custom?) So, 100watt amp divided by 6 woofers=16watts each. Not going to cut it, no way. BTW they are 4ohm, so 32watts. Still not close enough. I would like at MINIMUM 50watts per woofer. 50x6=300watts. Optimal, 80x6=480 QUALITY watts.

2) When the sw800's originally sold new they came with Kinergetic 500watt monoblock sub amps. That was with 5-10"(not 6 like mine) woofers per side. 5x100=500watts.

3) I have a workhorse Adcom 5800 that puts out easily 250watts per side. It rocked every sub I have tried with it. I used on the SW800's, the woofer suspension barely moved even cranked up! 6x41=246watts. No way Jose, not enough power.

I the meantime I have a second Velodyne SMS1 coming in two weeks to run them in stereo. By then I will have my H2O ICE amp back to try that on the subs! I love this hobby! : )