Thanks for the kind words, Detlof. Inna: I have listened to FMA on a few occasions, lately (~1yr ago?) playing in a Genesis speakers/SYorke TT/Symphonic Line Reference cdp, system. The sound was more impressively clear and very fast. I mean to stress VERY fast & VERY clear.
There was some small graininess in the beginning that we licked completely through trial & error with cables -- only having three choices (bearlabs, their own, valhalla IC/spm speaker) we settled for their own and bearlabs.
The TT sound was subjectively better than the cdp (the medium & my cdp vs. the Simon Yorke). General impression was of a room full of sounds coming from all points before us -- except the speakers per se!
If I remember the models correctly, it was a 266 pre (there was also another phono pre) and a 611(610?) power amp. Interesting point: the pre's output is huge. Could the pre "accept" the input impedance of a speaker, one could, theoretically, drive the speaker directly at low volume...
BTW, the owner of these nice units quoted a nice price too: in the range of $60-70k? for both pre & power!!!
There was some small graininess in the beginning that we licked completely through trial & error with cables -- only having three choices (bearlabs, their own, valhalla IC/spm speaker) we settled for their own and bearlabs.
The TT sound was subjectively better than the cdp (the medium & my cdp vs. the Simon Yorke). General impression was of a room full of sounds coming from all points before us -- except the speakers per se!
If I remember the models correctly, it was a 266 pre (there was also another phono pre) and a 611(610?) power amp. Interesting point: the pre's output is huge. Could the pre "accept" the input impedance of a speaker, one could, theoretically, drive the speaker directly at low volume...
BTW, the owner of these nice units quoted a nice price too: in the range of $60-70k? for both pre & power!!!