Norge Reference 2000 Stereo Amplifier

I am glad about your move. You are set for enjoying good sound for years to come.

hi Soundsgreat, challenge was for the AMPLIFIER cost. the subject line was amplifier.
Maruti claims to make luxury cars nobody test drives them and compares them with a BMW. comprisons are driven by price. not claims. Norge is for an audience which cannot afford at what the yamas/ nads/ onkyos of the world are pricing their products at. if there are "other" equally talented players (besides sonodyne and norge) in the indianspace please share so i may also be enlightened.

Well, Lyrita Audo of Delhi makes pretty musical sounding Valve based Amplifiers & single driver based speakers using the japanese Fostex driver.
I've heard them extensively & can vouch for their musicality , for being "Hifi On A Budget".I have no hesitayion them to any Audiophile.
Visit the website at Lyrita Audio for more details.

Hi folks,

When I had almost finalized my mind on the Sonodyne pre and power separates, I had a talk with Soundsgreat, who turned out to be a great guy who's built cables and huge DIY speakers with horns. When I listened to his speakers, I couldn't believe my ears. They are any day better than the Sonus 2605s... with just a single driver, that too!! the clarity, the bang, the looks, the simplicity of the sound just amazed me. I could hear each pluck of the strings, and Mark Knopfler's breath, and kept wondering why I didn't persuade him to make floorstanders for me.

He doesn't manufacture on a commercial basis, but what a guy... i heard one DNM amp (100 watts into 2 into 8 ohms), which he even brought over to my place for a demo. And he also demonstrated what a vast difference good cables can make to your music. He also has so many other amps, I couldn't even remember. I remember the Denon that he demoed for me, with two torroids (and obviously better than the DNM), but the DNM is definitely very very impressive.

We were listening to classical vocals, with a great amount of double bass, and we were using my ordinary cables from the player to the amp. The sound was kinda rounded and not clear. He promptly changed that to his set of cables and also changed my speaker cables with his. Man, the difference was so tangible, I could almost feel the double bass playing in my room after that.

Great experience. Great guy and impeccably behaved... am glad I found a frnd... and am sure my next set of speakers will be from his stable.

That said, I haven't yet bought an amp. Am buying DNM now.

Arijit

Hi,
I am sure you are talking about DNM-PACE which is based in Mumbai. The owners name is also Mr. Bajaj :P, i forgot his first name.
I had visited him something like 10 years back, when i knew nothing about hifi, but just came to know about him becuase he has purchased one of my friends premises. As far as i can remember very decent person and down to earth as well. What i mean is he wont act pricey and will try to explain you things well
About Sreekanth, well that guy has tons of knowledge and he is always ready to help

I haven’t met him as yet but i agree on the same. I have spoken to him on the phone and was very helpful. He even agreed to open his factory for me on a Sunday (they are always shut on SUNDAY) just to give me a demo. I feel, in today’s world most products have there own distinct characteristics but what makes them value for money is how the company treats you after you have bought the product. I met Dilip Bajaj Properitor of Pace Audio today, very humble person took the time to give me the demo answered all my queries and did not care if I would buy his product or not. These things stand out especially when you have visited some high end audio shop where they play everything for you but don’t care to interact with you if they feel you can’t buy it. It just tells one thing, that they are just doing it because it’s their JOB and are not because they are passionate about what they are doing. I am not an expert on this but I think that’s precisely why brands like Akai and Sansui are extinct in this line of business and will be followed by others who don't care!

Hi Arijit

What system did you demo out there ?? could you also PM me the pricing and the model nos