I can’t speak to the FA-10 but I run my LCD-X with my FA-12S and I love the pairing
The 12S is said to sound exactly like the 12 but is single ended only. I too considered the FA-10 because let’s face it……all that power has a nice appeal. I read reviews way back in this thread by a gentleman who had the 10 and the 12 and I chose the 12 based on his feedback. He commented on how the 12 had a nice warmth to it with nice extension in the bass and treble over the 10 and a very nice mid range presence. He said he loved both amps but preferred the 12 for extended listening sessions and that appealed to me coming from a 789.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m missing out not getting the 10 but damn……the LCD-X just sound so nice with my 12S powering them……I really love the treble presentation…….all the detail my 789 had but it’s got more extension and it’s smooth……no etch at all.
Many thanks for the reply. I didn't even know there was a 12S! I must have missed it. It's good to hear that the 12 works well with the LCD-X.
[Edit] I forgot to mention that my one concern is the size of these Flux Audio head amps. I have extremely limited space where a 12 would go - think Arcam rHead levels of space. I saw the measurements on Flux Audio's site and these are quite large amps.
Many thanks for the reply. I didn't even know there was a 12S! I must have missed it. It's good to hear that the 12 works well with the LCD-X.
[Edit] I forgot to mention that my one concern is the size of these Flux Audio head amps. I have extremely limited space where a 12 would go - think Arcam rHead levels of space. I saw the measurements on Flux Audio's site and these are quite large amps.
Fantastic amp for $499 if you want the warmth the 12 is noted for and are not concerned about a balanced architecture. And the LCD-X are an easy load for it to drive
I really like the Flux products. They’re built well, use quality parts, they serve the music and I like how you can customize them. I had them add the remote volume control (a must do IMO) and the colour combos. I have mine on the same rack my Bryston audio system occupies so I ordered it black and requested a black volume knob (silver is standard) so it blended in.
Those two models are pretty similar by the sound signature, the only thing on FA-22 you should know, the midrange is a bit emotional and forwarded, and also output power, 16 Watt FA-10Pro instead 2.5Watt FA-22
For your headphones I guess FA-22 would be great choice with plenty of power and great dynamic
Regards, Vitaliy
Headphone LSA HP Diamonds and others…
I recently asked them which amp to pair with utopia/Stellia. This was their reply.
"The FA-12 will be the warmest of our amplifiers. The FA-22 is similar to the FA-12, but has a faster and more dynamic sound.
In this case, the FA-22 can be perceived a little lighter or brighter, but at the same time it has the most detailed sound and very collected bass."
" Thank you so much for your questions.
FA-22 is a great solution for the asked models with great speed, focus and details, FA-12 will have a bit more warm mids presentation, deeper but relaxed lows. FA-22 can support a variety of connections, I mean you can use XLR or TRS output when connecting the source via RCA. Because of fully balanced design FA-12 can support only direct connection XLR 4PIN OUT from XLR out or TRS OUT from the RCA input. "
I`m mostly using HD800S and highly modded K701 on High gain at around 11 o`clock. The sound signature does not change on Med or High but on Med I`m now at 1 o`clock where I start to see larger volume increments. BTW my wife left a very positive review on FLA.
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