MattHooper
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I remain enthusiastic for well engineered product.
Keith
If it doesn’t include nice knobs, dials and switches, you can’t be in our club.
I remain enthusiastic for well engineered product.
Keith
It CAN get by without those IF it has nice meters.If it doesn’t include nice knobs, dials and switches, you can’t be in our club.
Sure the Fosi is excellent value, but there is more than utilitarianism to life, there is something called craftsmanship, quality, over engineering, brand history and legacy and the feel damn good factor. . .which none of these desktop little kids toys can step to.. I know I could buy around 20-25 fosi amps instead of the Yamaha .. but damn fine amp and craftsmanship. For something a average person with a normal job can still afford .
Need to look up that Kingdel fanless.Knobs and dials are still possible in the digital age.
I have here Yamaha A-S2200 all analog integrated amp.
Oppo BDP-105D in ultra rare silver, pristine condition. Can be used as an external DAC with USB input.
Kingdel fanless mini PC for streaming.
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Amazon.Need to look up that Kingdel fanless.
I agree but if I was back to being young with no money (a deal I'd probably take) I'd be very happy that there was super-cheap equipment with excellent performance. 'Kid's Toys' is a bit harsh.Sure the Fosi is excellent value, but there is more than utilitarianism to life, there is something called craftsmanship, quality, over engineering, brand history and legacy and the feel damn good factor. . .which none of these desktop little kids toys can step to.
I remain a fan of the Quad 34 / 44 Tilt control.....Tone controls or a good EQ line Cello Pallet, have to have them. Dr. Toole agrees.
I found the opposite. I had the Lexus, The Mercedes, and the Rolls Royce of the genre and ultimately felt stupid. Now, I have greater enjoyment in my Land Cruiser of audio exploring all the facets of multi channel and stereo in a way that the pretentious high end gear could never provide. There is expensive gear engineered with purpose and then there is expensive gear engineered to toy with our emotions. Accuphase is an emotional purchase which leaves alot of capability on the table for the money.I agree but if I was back to being young with no money (a deal I'd probably take) I'd be very happy that there was super-cheap equipment with excellent performance. 'Kid's Toys' is a bit harsh.
Once you're older and have a bit more disposable, there's additional pleasure to be had from owning the 'Lexus' equipment like Accuphase or whatever.
I like that, first time a car analogy has ever made sense.I found the opposite. I had the Lexus, The Mercedes, and the Rolls Royce of the genre and ultimately felt stupid. Now, I have greater enjoyment in my Land Cruiser of audio exploring all the facets of multi channel and stereo in a way that the pretentious high end gear could never provide.
True, but there's nothing intrinsically wrong with that.Accuphase is an emotional purchase
There is expensive gear engineered with purpose and then there is expensive gear engineered to toy with our emotions. Accuphase is an emotional purchase which leaves alot of capability on the table for the money.
I think you just agreed about it being kid's toysI agree but if I was back to being young with no money (a deal I'd probably take) I'd be very happy that there was super-cheap equipment with excellent performance. 'Kid's Toys' is a bit harsh.
Once you're older and have a bit more disposable, there's additional pleasure to be had from owning the 'Lexus' equipment like Accuphase or whatever.
Agree. There is a time, place and crowd for these Fosi amps, and there is a time, place and crowd to be unapologetic about not wanting these Fosi amps and these entry level Topping/SMSL DACs.In some areas of this hobby the ASR gospel went to far . I don’t see how someone really into this whole thing could get a Fosi toy amp that was made for laptops and such things with the lowest topping/SMSL entry level Dac while streaming Spotify and feel like they archived their endgame.
One might just get a powered in-wall speaker and hide that away as well. :/
Who needs craftsmanship and quality these days anyway? Give me a tiny amp with a phone charger![]()
Thank you. Are you happy with it?Amazon.
Yes, very happy. The only thing is, it does not have TPM, so if you want to reinstall the OS, you have to use RUFUS to strip out the TPM requirements.Thank you. Are you happy with it?
By contrast, that's just the sort if 1960s looks that I don't like! All those, mostly never used, knobs, dials and switches - no thanks.I miss the vintage Sansui look with all the knobs and switches.
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It CAN get by without those IF it has nice meters.
And I'll even accept LED's for that purpose (no knobs, dials or switches but meters):