[ilovesocks]

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Originally Posted by gerG Socks, lol, I know what you mean. Unfortunately my day job keeps getting in the way. I can take the cuties to work, but I can't get to head-fi from there (not work related indeed).

Oh, I didn't mean for you to hurry. I was trying to make a clever lil' pun on how people say that one amp sounds 'faster' than another.

 

[Borat]

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Originally Posted by gerG I think that is the Fu-2, but I will check for sure.

The back of the Fubar 2 looks like this (notice the power switch and dc input)...

The Fubar 1 has an ac input and no power switch.

 

[gerG]

Good morning!

Borat, that is the one that is going to work with me today. Thanks for reminding me to make sure I packed the right PSU.

Socks, I got it, and I thought it was funny.

VR6, the K-1000 are rated at 1 watt rms, I think. I will have to check the manual. They are rated at 120 ohms. The Big Joe is rated at 8 volts rms. My math gives .5 wpc into that 120 ohms. Sufficient on paper for most listeners. I guess one could always get 2 and drive them balanced

gerG

 

[rreynol]

I too am interested in your impressions of the Fubar II.

Edit: So you can get the Fubar II in your choice of colored faceplates?

 

[mrarroyo]

WELL! 24 hours have gone by. Where is the report! Just kidding

, no I am not

 

[lan]

I also have Fubar II and the spirfire but the two smaller amps not the power amp. I got rid of some stuff around the house so I have more time to seriously listen to these units now. Should I make a new thread? Sorry. Maybe I'll just write in this on.

 

[VR6ofpain]

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Originally Posted by Borat The back of the Fubar 2 looks like this (notice the power switch and dc input)... http://www.firestone-audio.com/photo/fubar2_2_l.JPG[img] The Fubar 1 has an ac input and no power switch.[/i] [/td] [/tr] [/table] better image: [img]http://www.firestone-audio.com/photo/fubar2_2.JPG

 

[atx]

very interested in the fubar and spitfire... any comparisons/impressions are welcome.

 

[GuffMorgan]

Well on the advise of Jahn from the DAC shootout, I ordered the USB DAC from Firestone to give it a try. About how long did it take for you to get your amps from them?

 

[gerG]

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Originally Posted by Jahn You are telling me that the Big Joe can drive the K1000? Even my Melos can't do that!

ok, now that I have had some time with the gear: hell yes, Big Joe sounds great with the K-1000. I can push it into clipping, but the K1000 was doing its own distortion by then.

I also tried the Fubar-II with the supermini and Ety ER4S. Very nice combo. I will have more details on that in the near future.

However, the Spitfire is in a whole different league than the Fu-2. It just plain trounced my Emu 1820m. The Spitfire + Big Joe + K-1000 has been a very nice surprise indeed.


gerG

 

[luukas]

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Originally Posted by gerG However, the Spitfire is in a whole different league than the Fu-2. It just plain trounced my Emu 1820m. gerG

And this was using the 1820m digital/optical -> Spitfire vs. 1820m analog output I take it? Very interesting indeed!

 

[Andrea]

Thanks GerG, this is great news!

 

[gerG]

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Originally Posted by luukas And this was using the 1820m digital/optical -> Spitfire vs. 1820m analog output I take it? Very interesting indeed!

Hi Luukas. You are exactly correct.

Andrea, yes it is great news. Unfortunately it means more work for me. I thought that I would get away with a simple comparison, but the capability of the Spitfire has escalated the game, so I now have it in my main system to see what it can do.

lan, pleas keep us updated. Some discussion during these evaluations is always helpful.

gerG

 

[Magsy]

Looks nice, does anyone know if the Spitfire comes in the other colours?

What is the Big Joe running? Is it a T amp or...?

 

[J@ck]

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Originally Posted by Magsy Looks nice, does anyone know if the Spitfire comes in the other colours?

Hi Magsy
The Spitfire only comes in the gun metal grey.
Thank you.