Fosi Audio V3 Mono Amplifier Review

[Sean B]

Anyone looking for a good budget pre amp for these monos I can recommend this for a few reasons, but xlr, a nice phono in with a remote and compact form factor are worth a mention. Oh, sub out and Bluetooth too!

Tangent PreAmp II

Preamplifier from Tangent with Bluetooth, Optical in, analog in, RIAA, XLR, headphone amplifier and much more.

www.tangent-audio.com

I’ve been running a pair of ZA3’s from it and all I can say is they’re a match.

 

[Bleib]

Anyone looking for a good budget pre amp for these monos I can recommend this for a few reasons, but xlr, a nice phono in with a remote and compact form factor are worth a mention. Oh, sub out and Bluetooth too!

Tangent PreAmp II

Preamplifier from Tangent with Bluetooth, Optical in, analog in, RIAA, XLR, headphone amplifier and much more.

www.tangent-audio.com

I’ve been running a pair of ZA3’s from it and all I can say is they’re a match.

Wait, no XLR input?

 

[TonyJZX]

ironically they make a matching dac with xlr out...

 

[Negatywny]

looks like we're getting a free cable

 

[Kimbrough Xu]

looks like we're getting a free cable

I want the Op amp.

 

[DavidM1]

Well done Fosi for responding so quickly and effectively to the issue that arrived on the first day of the launch. I imagine there were a few tense moments at Fosi and also some nervousness from those who’d registered for 10A supplies.

A benefit of Kickstarter product launches is that it’s not too late to save the day when a problem comes up. No customers have actually been charged and products haven’t shipped. I’m glad to see Fosi’s proposed solution and the speed at which it arrived.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Whilst it would be nice eye candy, it would add to the cost of the end product without any audible benefit. We are talking about a low-cost true dual-mono power amp, the key words here being "low" & "cost". If not having VU meters is the price to have a very decent (to put it mildly) power amp that sells for what a NAD 3020 used to sell for, I'm willing to sacrifice the eye candy. Sometimes, less is truly more.

A pair of VU meters, complete with the driver board costs all of $5 USD on AE. The wholesale cost of goods is even cheaper, so the cost to add VU meters seems insignificant.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

I want the Op amp.

Same here, and I think we'll get it, it's been what 24 hours since the Kick Starter campaign opened and it's already funded to $210K out of the $300K

I just hope they include a pair of opamps per mono block.

Do you get all the tool kit, cables and opamps if it hits $300K?

 

[TonyJZX]

A pair of VU meters, complete with the driver board costs all of $5 USD on AE. The wholesale cost of goods is even cheaper, so the cost to add VU meters seems insignificant.

they suddenly added the MC101 that no one asked for so i reckon they could add VUs and trim knobs on the next one

Fosi Audio MC101 Bluetooth Stereo Amplifier with VU Meter

Crafted for music lovers, this VU meter amplifier harmoniously combines retro charm with contemporary design. Dive into the HiFi world with its superior sound quality and a powerful output of 200W. Experience a musical journey through time, where nostalgia harmonizes with audio perfection.

fosiaudio.com

 

[Borland]

@Fosi Audio
with this response (already more than 210K funded) the first 5-10 bakers should receive their order for free, or similar

 

[Cal_Cobra]

. The one on the back for converting single-ended input to balanced does appear to have the room for the SS3602.

-Ed

What benefit would there be to swapping the opamp for the conversion?

 

[Negatywny]

I want the Op amp.

is it the three thingies we get when campaign crosses $300k or just the opamp?

 

[Kimbrough Xu]

is it the three thingies we get when campaign crosses $300k or just the opamp?

According to the goals, we will get all the 3 things if the campaign reached $300K.

 

[Kimbrough Xu]

Same here, and I think we'll get it, it's been what 24 hours since the Kick Starter campaign opened and it's already funded to $210K out of the $300K

I just hope they include a pair of opamps per mono block.

Do you get all the tool kit, cables and opamps if it hits $300K?

Just one pcs, if it hits $300K, we will get all the 3 according to the campaign.

 

[Bleib]

they suddenly added the MC101 that no one asked for so i reckon they could add VUs and trim knobs on the next one

Fosi Audio MC101 Bluetooth Stereo Amplifier with VU Meter

Crafted for music lovers, this VU meter amplifier harmoniously combines retro charm with contemporary design. Dive into the HiFi world with its superior sound quality and a powerful output of 200W. Experience a musical journey through time, where nostalgia harmonizes with audio perfection.

fosiaudio.com

Hah, this looks really cool, quite steam punkish

 

[OldTimer]

Still not found in the market. Is it still on schedule?

 

[jvdburgt]

Depends on what you call a preamp. If no phono stage is needed then pretty much any modern DAC with volume control will do. No hole in the marketplace there.

Why I don’t hear anyone here talking about good ol’ receivers? I’m gonna hook up these puppies to a Marantz SR6012

 

[OldTimer]

Why I don’t hear anyone here talking about good ol’ receivers? I’m gonna hook up these puppies to a Marantz SR6012

You will need 9 units of the V3 mono to amplify all pre-out channels of the receiver.

 

[Rafaille]

Why I don’t hear anyone here talking about good ol’ receivers? I’m gonna hook up these puppies to a Marantz SR6012

Careful you will get a lot of criticism, this thing is modern, unreliable and dangerous for your electrical system
Again, any DAC, and by 'modern' I meant that can output >1 A via RCA (or >2V via XLR/TRS) and has some sort of volume control will do.
So your receiver is fine indeed, just get as many monoblocks as channels you want amplified.

 

[mosco]

¿Por qué no oigo a nadie aquí hablar de buenos receptores? Voy a conectar estos cachorros a un Marantz SR6012

¿Cómo gestiona un AV la energía a través de una salida previa cuando mide con Audessy?