my system consists of components from brand not very well known outside of Korea.
CD player, pre amplifier and mono block amp are by April Music.
I have used number of components such as BAT, conrad johnson, pathos, linn, krell and antique sounds...But finally settled with April Music. They are very reasonably priced and they sound fantastic with FS 78.
I wish to upgrade my M200 to another April Music mono block.
Any and all comments are welcome, especially on Focus Audio FS 78... Thank you...
Analog Input 2 Balanced (XLR) 3 Unbalanced (RCA), 1 TAPE (RCA) 1 BYPASS (XLR)* 1 BYPASS (RCA)* * BYPASS(XLR), BYPASS(RCA) ¼±ÅÃÀº SW1 ¹× SW2ÀÇ DIP SW·Î Á¶ÀýÀÌ °¡´ÉÇÏ¸ç °øÀå ÃâÇϽÃÀÇ ±âº»°ªÀº BYPASS(RCA)·Î ¼¼ÆõǾî ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. Analog Output 1 Balanced (XLR), 2 Unbalanced (RCA), 1 REC (RCA) Frequency Response 10 Hz~55 kHz (+-3dB) Input Impedance 1 M Ohm Output Impedance 100 Ohm (Balanced) 50 Ohm (Unbalanced) THD [lessthansign] 0.01 % (20~20 kHz) Volume Control Digital Volume Control (Discrete Resistor), 64 Steps Input Sensitivity GAIN # 1 (0 dB) : 14 Vrms Max on Unbalanced, 28 Vrms Max on Unbalanced GAIN # 2 (+6 dB) : 7 Vrms Max on Unbalanced, 14 Vrms Max on Balanced Input GAIN # 3 (+9.5 dB) : 4.7 Vrms Max on Unbalanced, 9.4 Vrms Max on Balanced Input GAIN # 4 (+12 dB) : 3.5 Vrms Max on Unbalanced, 7 Vrms Max on Balanced Input *°øÀå ÃâÇϽÃÀÇ °ÔÀÎ ¼¼ÆÃÀº #3 (+9.5 dB)ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Output Voltage 14 Vrms Max on Unbalanced 28 Vrms Max on Balanced Output Bypass for Surround Processor Front Panel Control Button (BYPASS, STANDBY, MUTE) Rotary Encoder (Input Source Selection, Volume) Full Function Remote STANDBY, DISPLAY, INPUTS, VOLUME, MUTE, BYPASS Power Consumption Max 25W Line Voltage Requirements 100~120 VAC 220~240 VAC Frequency 50/60 Hz Dimension (WHD) A1 REFERENCE PREAMPLIFIER 438 x 74 x 350 mm A1 SIGNATURE POWER 438 x 74 x 350 mm A1 STANDARD POWER 240 x 80 x 300 mm Weight (NET) A1 REFERENCE PREAMPLIFIER 7 Kg A1 SIGNATURE POWER 10 Kg A1 STANDARD POWER 8 Kg
April Music M200
Input Sensitivity 0.83V, 200W / 8 Ohm Signal to Noise Better than -80dB THD 0.005%, at 30W, 8 Ohm Frequency Response 10Hz - 45kHz, +-3dB Input Connectors 10Hz - 45kHz, +-3dB 1 XLR/Balanced 2 RCA for remote turn on (12V trigger) Power Output 150W / Ch at 8 Ohm Power Requiremnets 100/117/220/230/240 VAC, 50Hz or 60Hz Dimension(WHD) 301 x 160 x 447 (WHD) mm Weight 15.5 Kg (net)
April Music CD 10
Design Features - Philips CD-Pro 2 Transport with Metal chassis - Top Loading Mechanism with window - Custom-made temperature compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) - Selectable (Off, 48, 96, 192) 24bit/192kHz upsampling - Dual Differential 24 bit/192kHz Digital-to-Analog Converters with Separate regulated power supplies - 6th order Analog filter with WIMA MKP capacitors - 2 Toroidal custom-built transformers for separate analog and digital sections -Full Remote Control Analog Outputs 1RCA/Unbalanced stereo L & R channel 1XLR/Balanced stereo L & R channel Digital Outputs 1 AES/EBU Balanced Digital Output 1 Coaxial(RCA,75homs), 1 Optical(Toslink) Digital Input 1 Coaxial(RCA,75homs), 1 Optical(Toslink), 1 Optical(Toslink)/USB Selectable Dimension(WxHxD) 440 x 100 x 440 mm
VPI Industries Aries
Description: Two-speed, belt-driven turntable with AC synchronous motor, acrylic record platter, and Delrin reflex record clamp; aluminum-alloy unipivot tonearm, height-adjustable, with interchangeable armwands. Wow & flutter: [lessthansign]0.02%. Rumble: below -80dB. Speed accuracy: within 0.1%. Dustcover: none. Spindle-pivot distance: 222mm. Downforce calibration: none. Antiskating: none. Dimensions: 19
"Conclusion The drivers are tightly aligned, with the tweeters offset in a classic mirror configuration at the edge of the baffle. This allows the listener positioning-options tweeter on the inside edge for pinpoint imaging and perceived depth, or at the outside (keeping in mind those first reflections from sidewalls) for a wider, more expansive soundstage."
I have alpa korean made tube preamp pair with my mesa boogie 295 tube amp and made my own speaker and it sound fantastic lot of head room and sound is floating in the air if you do not mind could you find out the address of the company that make my preamp....thank...a lot of company in our region make product better than american company at lesser cost and sound better..let them go crazy about the brand name but I go crazy with sound quality...and at lesser cost I have a set of krell too but korean made sound much better...
한글도 가능한지 모르겠지만 일단 적어 봅니다. 여기서 본국사람 보니까 넘 반가워서요.. April Music 청음실에서 지주 듣곤 했었는데... 멋진 시스템 꾸미셨네요. 저도 한국 귀국하면 CDP쪽을 스텔로쪽으로 가보려고 하는데 What a fantastic system you have!! I hope have a chance to experience of that system.. Have a great day.. Tailor
Love your rig..A carpenter freind of mine is Making me panels as well.I wish I could find some exact measurements that are proven to work..So far all I have is 2'x4'..I need to know how deep they should be and how wide each cavity is.Any tips??
Sweet system! When I was in S. Korea I was astonished at the multitude of high quality audio gear all over the place. I mean even in department stores they had B&O on display, and cheeeeeeeap!! Could've made a killing even after customs. I wonder what's up with that? Right now I'm running a Jaton Operetta that I snagged new off e-bay for $260, hidden treasures from the far east indeed!
Hi I know that this will sound very strange to you, but I had the same basic set up as you do for about 12 years. I also made my own RPG Diffusers out of oak ( They would have cost me $8000.00 to buy). The tops were 24x48 and the bottoms were 48x48. I had eight panels, and I mounted them on wheels- They were very difficult to move otherwise. I also used Tube Traps (OEM)2- 16" Rounds one in each corner with a 12" Round sitting on top of it. I also used 9" half rounds on the side and rear walls. Throw in some Sonex in various spots and except for one piece, this was my listening room. That one piece was a 12" round with a 9" round on top of it. After 12 years, I knew the acoustics well. You will never guess where the 12" with the 9"on top was situated. Halfway between your speakers, in front and in between your amplifiers. It really looked ugly.So ugly, that I must have taken the Tube Trap out of that position at least 50 times, only to put it back in the middle again. I know, it must sound crazy to you but, with the Tube Trap in the middle of the speakers, everything sounded better. The imaging was much better, my system sounded more musical, and voices and instruments sounded more true to life. I never figured out why. Perhaps the Tube Traps blocked the reflected sound waves coming off of the Self made RPG panels from coming directly at me and re directed the waves back to the panels where they would create more imaging deeper in the Sound Stage. They also reflected the waves back at the Tube Traps, which also re-reflected the waves towards the middle of the sound stage. When I saw your room, it brought back memories- so I thought I would write this to you, so you could see if it, or something like it, also worked in your system. Enjoy! Jeff
It has been a while seens I have seen those tuning baffles behind the speakers. My listening room is very modern minimalism. Most acoustic panels would be out of place, but those would look fine in our living room.
As you can imagine in modern minimalism, reflections are a problem. What is the brand of them, how do they work, and most importantly how effective are they? What frequency range do they help?
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I'm not an authority in Indian religion however I believe Garnesh is Hindu god and as for the significance... aaahh..
I know, I know.... as for types of music I listen to, I listen to Jazz and blues.....
as for low end, I don't know if my room can take more low end...it would be one thing for Focus Audio to produce more bass, it's totally another thing how it would sound in my room. As for the bass performance on the Focus Audio, it all depends on amplifier you are using... I heard some solid low end bass in Focus Audio, not my system, but friend of mine..
Glad to hear that you're enjoying things as is and not overly concerned about everything being technically correct - that is usually a sure sign that you've got a fine system at hand.
With my FS-888s, finished in burl oak, are in the family room 2 channel / HT setup. The 2 channel front end equipment is an Audia Flight CD2 and matching integrated amp. Dual Velodyne subs handle the very lowest octive and share time with the HT setup. The Audia Flight components have somewhat of an analog sound and have no problem handling the 888s. They are very well built and have an understated elegance about them that compliments the 888s. Though I might try seperates with them in the future, with HT equipment sharing the same space, there's no rush to make any changes for the time being. I've been lazy too and haven't posted this system yet - perhaps soon though.
The 688s, finished in burl walnut, share time in my home office with Micropure Kotaros (single driver w/ Murata supertweeter). As they have a very different sound character, swapping them out every few weeks makes things interesting. Front end equipment there is a Raysonic CD 128 and Triode Corp separates. Being entirely tube based, it's quite a different sound than the LR system and equally enjoyable.
Good Eyes!!!! the left speaker has more toe-in than the right speaker and I must admit it is my laziness that kept me from fixing it. However, one thing I enjoy the most about my system is that I no longer listen critically for perfect imaging, layers or depth. I just listen to music and enjoy every minute of it instead of criticizing it... Perhaps, I will swap left speaker with right speaker and also play around with toe-in.
What kind of front end components do you have hooked up to your Focus Audio?
Lovely, elegant setup . . . the Focus Audio 78s are a really nice speaker and a terrific value especially vis a vis their brother the 788. Owning the FS 688s and FS 888s, surely your setup must sound very, very nice.
Two quick questions: Did you try tweeters on the inside and, if so, what difference, if any, did it make?
Not sure if I am seeing it right, but it appears like the left speaker has a fair bit of toe in and more so than the right speaker. If so, does is that do to the room setup? Just curious as most of the FA rigs I've seen don't have the same degree of toe-in.
