How I got these amps...
So I thought I would post this story because it is very weird, intrigueing, and happenned to me.
About six months ago I was contacted by someone on the AVS forum about listening to my Ascend setup. The guy was going to be in town on business. You all know that I am open to that. We sent PM's/email back and forth, and set a timeframe.
During our PM discussion he mentioned that he wanted to try the Ascends with NuForce amps. These amps at the time(and now) were getting a lot of high praise(I know some of you do not believe amps make a difference....so lets leave that for another thread). I half jokingly told him to send the amps ahead of time for me to check out and he can take them home after the listening....the amps are small, light, and easy to travel with. To my surprise...he agreed! So about a week later...a pair of NuForce Ref 8b amps show up at my house. I hooked them up and was very happy.
I used the amps for about week....and thrilled with the sound and ready for the guy's visit. Well something happenned and he could not make it to California. We emailed and chatted on the phone to reschedule for the following week.....he said he would call when he was certain. Apparently he was stuck somewhere in the midwest helping with a commercial....he lives in Chicago.
Another week goes by...I think this is now the third week that I have had the amps....and one of them just quits working.....oh crap! So I call him and tell him what happenned and ask what he wanted me to do.....I could easily send it in for repair for him. He told me he would think about it and call me back....this was back in August.
I have not heard from him since! Numerous emails and phone calls(I leave messages) and nothing in return.
So in November I call NuForce to tell them my story and ask about repair...also wonder if they can call the owner since they have record of it. I get a call back saying they had the same type of issue with the guy when he got the amps on trial.....when his 30 days were up, they tried to contact him to let him know they were going to charge his card...he never called back and they charged his card, and this time they left another message for me. So as far as they were concerned, the amps were paid for and under warranty. I asked for an RMA number and they gave me one.
I held on to the amps a couple more months and called the guy a couple more times(left more messages) and still got nothing. So last week, I sent the amps in for repair and updating. The amps have another 2.5 years warranty.
I got the amps back yesterday and hooked them up.....and they just sound sweet(if it psycholgical...I don't care at this point)! A pair of these monoblocks retail for $1800...not something I think I would buy on my own.
I am not complaining or anything, but is that weird story or what? Wonder what are the chances of that happening with a house in Manhattan Beach.
The website for the amps is:
www.nuforce.com and there is a dedicated NuForce section on Audio Circle.
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Originally Posted by curtis
I'm sure you'll let us know if you ever hear from this guy again.
and I had given up hope that I would ever remember where I sent them. Whew! You just made my day Curtis. My address is in my profile. Oh Yeah, thanks for gettin' em fixed for me too. 
