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Need more impressions about FireStone Audio Fubar 4

post #1 of 8
12/20/11 at 3:02pm
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So I finally found for the DAC+Amp I was looking for! It meets all my conditions: has optical in, large stereo jack out. Even more, it also has an AMP!

 

http://www.firestone-audio.eu/shop/products/allproductslisted/fubar4.php

 

http://audiobeyond.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=37&product_id=50

 

After having searched the Forum for quite a bit, I haven't found enough data about this device. One member seems happy while another member (leeperry) seems to say that Fubar sucks.

 

But I haven't found any other optical-in & decent price DAC here in Sweden (since I don't want anything over 300 Euro).

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post #2 of 8
12/21/11 at 9:03pm
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Anybody?

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post #3 of 8
12/21/11 at 9:35pm
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Originally Posted by Axonn View Post

Anybody?

Well, I have been using the Furbar III MKII DAC headphone amp for several months. It is satisfactory. However, I had to ductape the blinding blue front-panel LED. It is more than bright even with the tape cover.
 

 

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post #4 of 8
12/21/11 at 9:38pm

yeah my fubar II blue led was crazy bright.

more than twice as bright as other blue led's that ive read people complain about.

 

why is it so bright!?!?!

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post #5 of 8
12/21/11 at 9:46pm

I owned the Fubar III briefly and the Fubar II dac about 3 years ago and while I enjoyed the sound initially, I was blown by better equipment down the upgrade path.

 

It's a good place to start but I felt it was a bit thin and compressed sounding.

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post #6 of 8
12/26/11 at 10:20am
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Exemplify. What equipment?

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post #7 of 8
1/1/12 at 5:00pm

Bump.

 

If you're going to buy it now, I think there's very little reason not to get the 4-Plus version instead because currently (xmas campaign) it sells for 170 euros (until the stock is gone, original price 325).

 

http://www.firestone-audio.eu/shop/products/allproductslisted/fubar4-plus.php

 

The lack of user experiences here is one reason why I still can't convince myself that it is good value especially for that price. Also I'm concerned about two issues mentioned for example in this review below: on/off switch makes "pop" sound when disengaged and the hissing with low-ohm headphones.


Review (besides those issues otherwise pretty positive): http://www.touchmyapps.com/2009/12/17/firestone-fubar-iv-headphone-ampdac-in-review/


Edited by frgb - 1/1/12 at 5:19pm
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post #8 of 8
1/1/12 at 7:59pm
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Originally Posted by Axonn View Post

Exemplify. What equipment?


 

Macbook > Fubar III > Grado 125, 225s, NHT M-00s (speakers), Denon D2000s

 

I think the weak point was the amp, as I owned a Fubar II and while it wasn't the best sound, it was still passable for it's price point.

 

I upgraded to a Keces 151 Dac and Little Dot I+ amp and that combo suited me well for 2 years until I got a DACmini.

 

I also had the time to use some (not all) of this equipment with a DacMagic, uDac, EF2A, Icon Mobile, Beresford, TTVJ Slim amp and still in the end, I felt there was something off about the Fubar series.  They're "cute" little amps, but I feel for 200 dollars you should roll the dice with other offerings that are out there (Little Dot, Fiio, etc.)

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