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| Recommended amplification Thanks for all your input. I appreciate it. Question to those who say more power equals better sound: Could the differences you heard going from a low wattage to a high wattage amp just be atributed to the different manufacturers voicing their ... | |
| Downsizing from tower to bookshelf For a small room with the desire for exceptional and holographic soundstaging, I'd recommend the Totem Arro. Takes up less floor space than most speaker stands. | |
| Is all the hype warranted Have never heard one but my guess is they probanly do sound good; however, they have somewhat of a cult following due to their exclusivity and rarety. I am 100% convinced they wouldn't be getting all the rave reviews if one could be purchased lik... | |
| How do you pick your gear? Tips and insights are welcome. Online reviews; owner reviews; video reviews; decide, then purchase (almost always) used. I think listening to the equipment first doesn't really work well as there are very few hi-end brick and mortar stores, and even if there is one near you th... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Much like I wouildn't tell the parent of a newborn how butt-ugly their child is I wouldn't tell a friend how awful his system sounds. Sound is subjective so your "not very good" is someone else's "great". | |
| Using paypal for local pickup I’ve done plenty of local sales (mainly purchases) with PP F&F. Never an issue. | |
| PayPal Friends & Family listings. Why is this becoming so common? One thing I hadn't thought of before: Someone paying via paypal and in a few weeks damaging a product, then claiming item as broken to paypal. This was reason I was given by a seller when I paid via PP (not F&F) and seller refunded my money a... | |
| Fosi V3 Mono...when inexpensive satisfies I picked up a pair of GaN power bricks (48volt/5amp versions), as I read somewhere that GaNs improved the sound of the amps. When I initially swapped them out, I was surprised to learn that the volume on the preamp had to be at the same level to ... | |
| Fosi V3 Mono Break-In Being a snobbish audiophile is cool, if that’s your thing. I’ve got the Fosi currently driving a pair of Magnepan 1.7i with absolutely zero issues. Having a pair of what amounts to about sub $600 power amp (op amps/power bricks) that makes me ... | |
| ??? How Much Would You Spend ??? I bought a house for 1.2 million. What should be the cost of the car in the driveway? | |
| Fosi V3 Mono Break-In I’m using the Topping Pre90, and am liking the sound quite a bit. The Fosi, IMO, is a very clean, lean and agile pair of amps. They are not warm or euphoric in the least. I feel the same way about the Topping, clean and lean. Combining the two... | |
| Fosi V3 Mono Break-In Not sure if they break in much, as I didn’t play my pair too long before swapping out the op amps to the Sparkos (two each in the XLR input). I did notice an improvement when the op amps were replaced. Funny, but I mentioned somewhere that the F... | |
| Do power bricks break in? I’m sorry. I didn’t make this part clear: I’ve had the Fosi amps for a few months so the original power bricks are a few months old and the new, GaN ones only have a few hours on them, if that. | |
| Fosi V3 Mono...when inexpensive satisfies My monos are now driving a pair of Totem Tribe Towers. To my ears, they sound fantastic with plenty of detail, separation, and bass. I'll throw in some Pass or VTL gear once it's a bit cooler to do a direct comparison, but for me, the idea that ... | |
| HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS lalitk, Thanks for your suggestion. I'd never heard that song before. Very nice! |