philnyc
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| Focus Audio Classic Bluemike, you've got email...Btw - I posted the list earlier in this thread (see my post on 08-30-04)... | |
| Focus Audio Classic If anyone is interested, glai has sent me an english translation of the original article from Hong Kong describing why each of the top 10 monitors was added to the list. Send me an email if you'd like a copy... | |
| Focus Audio FS688 wiring tweak? Yep, I've done it (with my Focus FS888), and it definitely has an effect, but for my specific situation, I actually like it without the jumper. In my setup, I use different wires for highs and lows (Audience Au24 for the highs, Acoustic Zen Hologr... | |
| Focus Audio Classic Whitty...my customers who had theirs shipped last Monday/Tuesday all received theirs today. I'm guessing you are listening to them right now... ;-) | |
| Focus Audio Classic Focus usually uses PS Audio for the amp/preamp; the Ayre unit you usually see in the show coverage they get is what they use as a transport to feed a Weiss-Medea DAC. At HE2004, we used a Blue Circle BC206 hybrid amp with the Focus FS888.I know ab... | |
| Focus Audio Classic "I've noticed alot of FA owners and even FA themselves when doing shows, tend to opt for quality SS rather then tubes"FWIW, my favorite setup with the Focus speakers is using a hybrid Blue Circle amp (either BC28 or BC206), so technically there's ... | |
| Focus Audio Classic Maxxc,I actually really like the VR4jr, but the VR2 (and VR1) to my ears just seem kind of bland to me. I've tried them both in my Blue Circle setup (BC3 preamp, BC28 amp), and I lose the richness and texture that I've gotten with a good number of... | |
| Focus Audio Classic Oh, and Spendor seems to be pretty popular with Blue Circle owners, although I've never heard the pairing nor do I know anything about their sensitivity/impedence/etc.... | |
| Focus Audio Classic Nick,I haven't tried pairing the CS Integrated with a lot of speakers, but the few that I've heard with good success matching (ie. customer systems) are the Aurum Cantus Leisure 2SE, and Triangle Celius. I also think the Von Schweikert VR2 might f... | |
| Focus Audio Classic Nick,I'll try to be objective...I absolutely love the Blue Circle CS Integrated! :-) As you say, it's "a little guy", but I like to think of it like you'd see a cute little kid with some serious talent. Certainly it is not on par with decent separ... | |
| Focus Audio Classic Whitty,I'm a Focus Audio dealer, and the orders I had placed a few weeks ago all just shipped from Focus earlier this week, so if you had yours on order for a few weeks, I'm sure you will see them soon...Phil | |
| Focus Audio Classic Glai, you've got email... | |
| Focus Audio Classic Whitty,FYI - Focus has been swamped with orders from their distributors in the Far East, so they have been in short supply, particularly in the wood finishes. But the good news is that they have just completed a new production run, so if you have ... | |
| Focus Audio Classic Maxxc,There is discussion in the article as to why they were picked, but the article is written in Chinese, and I haven't gotten a formal English translation. Am still working on finding a translator (my wife, who is Chinese, tried, but there were... | |
| Focus Audio Classic Maxxc,I have a .pdf copy of the original article (where the Focus FS688 is listed as #3), but it is in Chinese and I don't have the rights to post it on the web. I also have an english translation of YK Chan's followup review of the FS688 where he... |