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Hey, Abe, if you decide to get these...

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In Reply to: RE: Fosi V3 Monos - Gain Settings ? posted by AbeCollins on September 11, 2024 at 10:46:58

I'd highly recommend getting the Sparkos opamps (two are required for each mono if using XLR). The opamps made a rather significant improvement IMO.

I've had a pair for a few months now with the lower power bricks (one for each mono) and while I thought they sounded pretty good stock, once I swapped the opamps, I felt these tiny amps truly excelled.

With them in place, I noticed a few subtleties in a few of my test tracks that I've been using for many years. Hearing these differences really blew my mind, to say the least.

I'm using them in balanced mode only, so the cost of the opamps brought the price to sub $600, which isn't exactly inexpensive but in the audiophile community that sum is really damn near dirt-cheap.

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Thanks for the tip.... - AbeCollins 12:17:08 09/15/24 (1)
I'm curious about the Fosi V3 monos as others have praised them as excellent 'bang for the buck' amps. Good to know that the Sparkos op-amps improved their performance. Like you, I would need two op-amps per V3 mono as I prefer running balanced interconnects.
- Let us know your thoughts if you get them. - AudioDwebe 21:00:36 09/17/24 (0)
  There's a review by virtualHIFI on youtube that is excellent, if you haven't already seen it.
  
  I don't know how to link it here, unfortunately.
  
  "Man, that mouse is Awesome." - Kaemon (referring to Jerry, of Tom and Jerry fame)

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