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Pros & Cons
Pros
Ok there is one thing i don’t like, but it not a deal breaker. People say night and day, and all i can say is the sun is shining brightly now.
Playing audio through the aux input is fine, no rumble/noise. My setup is not audiophile level, but this little preamp stepped up the sound to a comparable level.
Denon dl-103 mc-type cart. Works in 9+1 yamaha environment with onkyo receiver (5+1) and denon amplifier (4 channel) connected to the rear output. It includes a fluace turntable, kef speakers, a cambridge audio amplifier.
The blue leds that light up through the underside of each tube, looks pretty cool imho. The blue lights under the tubes are not really necessary, but a good indicator of when the power is on.
The sound is warm and fairly dynamic. It has a 'warmer' sound than digital recording. Fuller, richer sound, and at a more decent volume.
Cons
Won't power on after about twenty uses over five months. Randomly started only outputting volume from one side. In its lowest setting it outputs way too much voltage for some sensitive tube amplifiers. Second one has a noticeable hum that the first di... Read More
Highlights
Quality
The tubes are quality and easy to install int main unit body.
Great entry level tube amp with a good construction.
This fosi x2 does not have a slow power-on buffer circuit, and it will pop really loud through the speakers at times, when turn... Read More
The amplification circuit of this fosi x2 is actually 3 digital op amps (intergrated circuits).
Price
For the cost and return on this product, in my mind it’s a 100% buy.
And it’s easy on the budget too!
I’ve tried about 6-7 including my vpi at a cost of 500.
I could have gotten a cheaper pre amp for the turntable i received from someone down sizing.
Shipping
The unit arrived quickly and was very easy to assemble and set up.
Packaging/appearance
Tubes come packaged with the unit well protected.
Competitiveness
Much better than the built-in preamp of pioneer plx-500, and similar hanpin products.
Makes a difference, i replaced the chinese tube with american made ge tube's (so it says on the tube) and the sound is great.
For $60 dollars you won’t find a phono preamp any better than the fosi.
I’ve formerly used the phono preamp uturn orbit, phono preamp of emotiva, a nad phono preamp and all of these did not measure u... Read More
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This little preamp sounds sweet with any mm cartridge
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For 60 dollars you won’t find a phono preamp any better than the fosi
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You don’t need to spend a lot of money to get a decent preamp but you could and this one is affordable
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I needed a preamp to connect my vintage thorens td 160 to a krel
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I could have gotten a cheaper pre amp for the turntable i received from someone down sizing
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I decided that i liked the look of the tubes glowing while my record was spinning
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I’ve formerly used the phono preamp uturn orbit phono preamp of emotiva a nad phono preamp and all of these did not measure up to this small and cheaper fosi
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Just know you need to run it through the tape or cd input not the phono if you have one of those
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