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
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..
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?
