Scutey
Headphoneus Supremus
Yes I guess I have!, when you spend so much you wonder if it was such a good idea, then you listen to your music and you forget about the price!.Well all you have to do now is upgrade to an Euforia!
Yes I guess I have!, when you spend so much you wonder if it was such a good idea, then you listen to your music and you forget about the price!.Well all you have to do now is upgrade to an Euforia!
Well of course we have the new F A 2a3 coming soon, whether that will be it for 2019, who knows?, apart from maybe h1!, perhaps it depends on the continued popularity of the Elise/Euforia as to if their will be more new products or may be mild upgrades of the aforementioned amps.An interesting question would be: what is the future of Elise and Euforia products? We will see an upgraded version in 2019 or F.A. will release another amp and these will remain at this stand?
And at which price point? This is the question which comes to my mind when thinking about an upgrade.
Hi Octavian,An interesting question would be: what is the future of Elise and Euforia products? We will see an upgraded version in 2019 or F.A. will release another amp and these will remain at this stand?
And at which price point? This is the question which comes to my mind when thinking about an upgrade.
Over all these many years, it has always been the same thing. Do I stay at the level I am at or do I reach for something a little bit better. And if I go for the new amp or a better amp how long will it be before an even better one comes along. It's the way life is. But having use of the Elise for a year, and upgrading to the Euforia, the upgrade was well worth the price. It is a much better amp and a much better sounding amp especially with the new tubes that have been found that work with this amplifier. But I know that money will usually be a large consideration and am I really happy at this level, and if you are that's no problem. Enjoyment of the music is the main and primary function of spending all this money on the equipment. It's not attaining the newest latest toy, but expanding your musical Horizon through auditory pleasure and satisfaction. Of course that's just my view
What I would appreciate very much on F.A's products is customization. Since all the products are home made and custom, it would be very nice to be able to:
- choose if you need pre-amp outputs
- choose to have an additional input (at least)
- choose if you want Crossfeed or not
And of course, each option should have a price.
Because I never used Elise as a pre-amp. I have for that purpose another equipment. But I have, for example, 3 DACs which sound different and I would like to connect to Elise. At this moment I have to switch all the time the inputs. The only option for me was Espressivo MK2 but that one cannot be used with the same type of tubes.
This is what I like a lot on the Chord Qutest line of products: you pay exactly for what you need: a pure DAC. If you want an amp or portability you choose Hugo 2. If you want a smaller an cheaper one you have Mojo and of couse if you win at the lottery you can try Hugo TT or even Dave.
Anyway, these are just ideas and no criticism. We discuss because we are on a ... forum.
Hi H1
I understand you and accept it but I have one, only one, point of concern.
The amps get better and better by small improvements . And because of thet the price increases. This is not good.
There is a market for the original basic Elise. Some people prefer this one above the improved Elise. They can use the same tubes and have the same fun many on this forum had. And when they one they one day can affort it they can always upgrade the amp but keep playing with the same tubes.
See it as a car, you have the same car in two versions . The basic one and the one with full options.
Maybe time for two Elise's, same chassis, same tubes, just inside different , one improved and one Basic ( more back to the original one).
I compare it with the Glenn amp, you can buy the basic Version or a full specked version including very expensive components double (tripling) the price.
H1, I hope you don't feel offensed , this is just as I see it. When Fa has a different view, then I accept that.
I'm however curious how the others here see it. Is there room for two Elise's?
Hello H1 -
Hopefully, FA can stay away from the screaming hot power tube cathode resistors in the new design. I do know for certain that balanced beats single ended.
I'm sure that I will not be in the league who will be to afford the new FA offering, but hope they have learned some lessons from the Elise/Euphoria design, and will put them to good practice in the new amp.
Cheers...