[RTodd]

I imagine the Fusang will have demo units available.

With the demo unit available, my genuine advice is please do NOT make a blind purchase!

Is it just me or is the name Fusang not that appealing? Who is Fu anyway?

 

[tawmizzzz]

Buyer's remorse is gonna be a bitch at that price.

Thanks for this super valuable contributing post!

 

[Toom]

I imagine the Fusang will have demo units available.

With the demo unit available, my genuine advice is please do NOT make a blind purchase!

Ah, yes, that would be the special special edition F-FS.

 

[max1236]

Is it just me or is the name Fusang not that appealing? Who is Fu anyway?

Read it the Japanese way: fusou

 

[bluestorm1992]

Is it just me or is the name Fusang not that appealing? Who is Fu anyway?

idk, maybe let us come up with some fancy nick names for it.

 

[UniqueMelody]

Read it the Japanese way: fusou

Actually that was my initial idea, but I thought it might be misleading to some of our Asian customers so I changed it to Fusang. But Fusang and Fusou are basically the same thing in English.

 

[RTodd]

Actually that was my initial idea, but I thought it might be misleading to some of our Asian customers so I changed it to Fusang. But Fusang and Fusou are basically the same thing in English.

How about a derivative like Soul

Unique Melody Mason Soul

 

[Jacobal]

$4,600???

And I thought $1,000 iems were over-the-top just a few years ago....

 

[feverfive]

$4,600???

And I thought $1,000 iems were over-the-top just a few years ago....

The community when I first joined head-fi ~15 years ago: "$500 IEMs?? Insanity. The industry won't survive long term with those prices."

Every iterative price increase since: "Man, these prices. It can't continue!"

 

[jwilliamhurst]

Very very curious how the mason fs fairs with orchestral, jazz and trio jazz and chamber music…anyone out there try these genres?

 

[bluestorm1992]

Very very curious how the mason fs fairs with orchestral, jazz and trio jazz and chamber music…anyone out there try these genres?

Orchestral is AMAZING out of SS C9. Neutrality is the absolute winner. Soundstage is not the widest out there but the spherical feeling is magic here.

I don’t listen to jazz a lot, but will try some during the weekend.

 

[jwilliamhurst]

Orchestral is AMAZING out of SS C9. Neutrality is the absolute winner here. Soundstage is not the widest out there but the spherical feeling is magic here.

I don’t listen to jazz a lot, but will try some during the weekend.

Amazing!! Thank you

 

[gryphonos]

Hi bluestorm1992 and other early adopters of Mason FS:​

you've reported that using C9 together with certain daps is advantageous for improving the sound of FS. If one would rather try to avoid using an additional device like C9, which dap would you recommend as a stand-alone solution?
I think it was mentioned here, that with the SP2000 it's kind of non-synergistic effect /not recommend when paired together with FS.
Thanks for your comments.

 

[gryphonos]

@bluestorm1992
what I have found in your comments. is something like this:

P6 Pro + C9 > P6 Pro > M8+C9 > M8 > N6ii +C9 > SP2000 (with regard to the pairings you tested)

That would increase expenses even more and confronted with the disadvantage to not having an opportunity to try the FS also size-wise before a decision to order it, either the FS or the FuSang, would make it a highly risky project.

It's surprising for me, that I think about Mason FS, after I had already made a decision to it pass by.
Especially, since I am very busy and extremely happy with the bird.

 

[bluestorm1992]

@bluestorm1992
what I have found in your comments. is something like this:

P6 Pro + C9 > P6 Pro > M8+C9 > M8 > N6ii +C9 > SP2000 (with regard to the pairings you tested)

That would increase expenses even more and confronted with the disadvantage to not having an opportunity to try the FS also size-wise before a decision to order it, either the FS or the FuSang, would make it a highly risky project.

It's surprising for me, that I think about Mason FS, after I had already made a decision to it pass by.
Especially, since I am very busy and extremely happy with the bird.

Indeed. What I have found out is that FS requires the DAP to have a very good music control and is very revealing of the tuning of the DAP. Depending on what you want, your ranking could totally be different from mine. However, a couple of notes from my source experiments.

For a good music control, I have found FS to benefit from either a dap with the turbo mode, like M8, or an excellent external amp, like C9. Some DAPs by themselves are very very good at music control, like P6 Pro, but there are not that many such DAPs.

I rank P6P and M8 high because I have really been enjoying the tuning and musicality of them, and FS helps me to reveal such tuning. If you prefer an ultra-neutral sound, then N6ii+C9 (SS) could be top of your game.

Edit: I should also note that SP2000 lacks a good music control with FS, so it is definitely put into the bottom regardless. When paired with SP2000, the vocal is thin and shallow and the tuning is flat/clinical.