[XVampireX]

Come on guys I don't want to continue the discussion any further since it is a single unit related issue.
This is a review sample loaned to me that before that was in another reviewers hands so anything could have happened.
Production units don't smell but yes they get hot like all other high power output class A amplifiers.

This guy is a troll (NickT23) he's trolling on the Volot thread as well for the same reasons.

 

[Majors]

Im sorry to perpetuate this I only asked because I felt bad for you.

 

[NickT23]

This guy is a troll (NickT23) he's trolling on the Volot thread as well for the same reasons.

hi, hello I am not a troll. I am just responding comments and have some questions regarding it. Some may be a comment and just to light off the mood. At least its related to the Volot.

 

[Ichos]

For a another time, my unit seems to be in need for some adjustments.
I am going to perform measurements under Vitaliy instructions.

He explained one more time that the normal FA-10 / FCN-10 should not smell and get over heated.

 

[jonathan c]

On a whim, I connected the Schiit Audio Valhalla II (Foton 6N6P / RFT ECC81) as a preamplifier to the Flux Lab Acoustics FA-22 via custom silver interconnects by Arctic Cables. The respective strengths of vacuum tube & solid state with no perceivable weaknesses so far. Another tasty sonic ‘flavour’…

 

[NickT23]

On a whim, I connected the Schiit Audio Valhalla II (Foton 6N6P / RFT ECC81) as a preamplifier to the Flux Lab Acoustics FA-22 via custom silver interconnects by Arctic Cables. The respective strengths of vacuum tube & solid state with no perceivable weaknesses so far. Another tasty sonic ‘flavour’…

HI what a setup ! Got dedicated CD even...

 

[Astral Abyss]

You might be smelling solder flux (Not to be confused with Flux), and possibly oxidized metal removed by the flux, burning off as the amp heats up. I get this smell on several of my hot running amps, for instance, my Wells Audio Milo and Audio-gd NFB-1AMP will have a faint flux smell once they've been on for a while. It's more likely to occur on equipment where some of the soldering is done by hand on parts that get very hot.

 

[dermott]

You might be smelling solder flux (Not to be confused with Flux), and possibly oxidized metal removed by the flux, burning off as the amp heats up. I get this smell on several of my hot running amps, for instance, my Wells Audio Milo and Audio-gd NFB-1AMP will have a faint flux smell once they've been on for a while. It's more likely to occur on equipment where some of the soldering is done by hand on parts that get very hot.

How does your Milo stack up compared to the FA-10?

 

[nicastrino]

My real issue with the FCN-10 is the smell rather than the heat.
Heat is OK but after an hour, I can't stand the smell...

I usually leave mine running for 6+ hours (listening on and off, sometimes even forgetting to turn it off overnight) and I never detect any smell coming out if it.

Maybe have it run for a few hours and then unplug the power and open the cover and have a look try to pinpoint where the smell is coming from, maybe some solder flux is somewhere where it shouldn't be? I don't know but I never had an issue with a smell coming from it or overheating or anything like that, however it does get hot on the vented side where the heatsinks are which is normal for Class-A... even my Denon AVR receiver gets like 2 to 3 times as hot

 

[Ichos]

I usually leave mine running for 6+ hours (listening on and off, sometimes even forgetting to turn it off overnight) and I never detect any smell coming out if it.

I think that it must be clear by now and my previous replies that there is something wrong with the review sample.

 

[nicastrino]

I think that it must be clear by now and my previous replies that there is something wrong with the review sample.

Yeah it seems so, something with your unit as mine makes no smell what so ever even with my nose close to the vent, not a hint of any flux (solder smell) or any burning rubber etc.

 

[Ichos]

I am going to measure it with Vitaliy instructions.

 

[Ichos]

Coming back to the topic about my FCN-10 smelling and overheating.

We found out that the device is faulty, now we are working on solving this issue.

So, normal production FCN-10 and FA-10 don't get overheated and certainly don't smell.

 

[jonathan c]

Coming back to the topic about my FCN-10 smelling and overheating.

We found out that the device is faulty, now we are working on solving this issue.

So, normal production FCN-10 and FA-10 don't get overheated and certainly don't smell.

Is it possible that another, fresh review is needed? If only to determine whether FCN-10 sonics were affected by the faulty/damaged devices.

 

[Ichos]

Is it possible that another, fresh review is needed? If only to determine whether FCN-10 sonics were affected by the faulty/damaged devices.

No, the affected components are not in the signal path but only for protection.

Anyway how higher could I rate the FCN-10 from my already highest review?