Todd was gracious enough to send me a loaner of the TTVJ FET-A amp for a few weeks and I just wanted to go out and say thanks to Todd for the opportunity to audition this great little amp!
Gear Used:
FLAC/ALAC Files
Headamp Pico DAC
Grado HF-2 Headphones
Brief Impressions:
Being used to a tube amp (SP Extreme) the FET-A sounded like it had a little much treble energy at first but after a few hours of getting used to this new amp, I actually realized that treble reproduction was actually one of the strong suits of this amp. High frequencies are reproduced with excellent extension without any sibilance (unless your recordings have it).
Midrange is good and lower frequency reproduction is nice and TIGHT, extending very low without sounding flabby. However, the number one strength of this amp is its uncanny ability to portray every single instrument/voice into it's own unique space in the soundstage without mixing these images up and muddying the sound. I was actually able to hear a few nuances in certain that I've never picked up before.
Overall, it's a great little SS amp that does most things great and provides killer imaging. I'm still a little bit of a tube whore - I like the "roundness" and midrange magic that tubes bring but if I was in the market for a sub-$1000 SS amp, this would be on top my my very short list.
Thanks again to Todd for the chance to listen to this amp!
