Aw ****. SI + Fostex FE167E

disconnec · 23rd September 2005, 12:12 AM

No no no no no. NO!

I recently built a pair of FE167E BR cabs and had them hooked up to a lightly modified S5 PP tube amp. Okay, I thought, not bad... Maybe the speakers need to break in.

My SI T-Amp arrived today.

****.

Uhm. It beats the hell out of my s5 amp. 30 bucks + batteries.

sigh.

back to your regularly scheduled whatever.

BWRX · 23rd September 2005, 02:24 AM

wait until it's broken in

DAVOhorn · 23rd September 2005, 06:21 PM

I concur.

I have one playing into my large corner horns 105dbw and 5 w of SI magic.

SERIOUSLY good.

in fact i have bought a second one so that i can biamp one of my own design of speakers.

If you look on the NAIM forum then you will see that NAIM have caught on and have a Tripath amplifier.
It is being exhibited at the HiFi Show in London as we speak.

Friends have bought SI amps on my recomendation. One has 2 of them running his Yam NS 1000 and is very happy.

regards David

JWFokker · 24th September 2005, 12:52 AM

I hear ya. I'm going to have to spend a lot more on speakers before I upgrade from a Tripath based amp.

theAnonymous1 · 24th September 2005, 01:49 PM

I know tripath gets a lot of bashing from the UcD guys, but the smallest UcD module you can buy still has more power than people with high efficiency speakers want or need. I think Tripath is a very good (and inexpensive) solution.

barfind · 25th September 2005, 12:53 AM

YEP! I did the same thing. I replaced my 300B SET with this amp. Blowen away by the detail and bass control. Mid-bass preformance is slightly better too. I have listened to my whole CD collection all over again. It all sounds different.

I have another one that I will attemp to mod. I think some tube rolling in my pre, and some cable changes, this my be a relly impressive amp. Driving B200 fullrange in OB. Heaps of power.

Nigel

john65b · 25th September 2005, 01:20 AM

See here...the TA2020 is even better than the Sonic Impact TA2024...with 20 - 25 watts/channel

http://suburbansurvey.no-ip.org/tripathamp.htm

Have a few if ya'll are interested...2 channel, 4 channel, and all six channel

John

barfind · 25th September 2005, 03:18 AM

OK 65b, whats the go on the 2 channel? How much, what mods etc.

Nigel

john65b · 29th September 2005, 12:53 AM

Or you could go to Tripath and spend $300 on their 6 channel TA2020-020 eval board...

http://www.tripath.com/TA2020_design_tools.htm

$100 don't look so bad...

23rd September 2005, 12:12 AM	#1
disconnec diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Aw . SI + Fostex FE167E No no no no no. NO! I recently built a pair of FE167E BR cabs and had them hooked up to a lightly modified S5 PP tube amp. Okay, I thought, not bad... Maybe the speakers need to break in. My SI T-Amp arrived today. ****. Uhm. It beats the hell out of my s5 amp. 30 bucks + batteries. sigh. back to your regularly scheduled whatever.

23rd September 2005, 06:21 PM	#3
DAVOhorn diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	I concur. I have one playing into my large corner horns 105dbw and 5 w of SI magic. SERIOUSLY good. in fact i have bought a second one so that i can biamp one of my own design of speakers. If you look on the NAIM forum then you will see that NAIM have caught on and have a Tripath amplifier. It is being exhibited at the HiFi Show in London as we speak. Friends have bought SI amps on my recomendation. One has 2 of them running his Yam NS 1000 and is very happy. regards David __________________ regards David

25th September 2005, 01:20 AM	#7
john65b diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago	Bi-Amping Tripath? See here...the TA2020 is even better than the Sonic Impact TA2024...with 20 - 25 watts/channel http://suburbansurvey.no-ip.org/tripathamp.htm Have a few if ya'll are interested...2 channel, 4 channel, and all six channel John

29th September 2005, 12:53 AM	#9
john65b diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago	TA2020 Eval Board Alternative Or you could go to Tripath and spend $300 on their 6 channel TA2020-020 eval board... http://www.tripath.com/TA2020_design_tools.htm $100 don't look so bad...

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23rd September 2005, 02:24 AM	#2
BWRX diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania	wait until it's broken in

24th September 2005, 12:52 AM	#4
JWFokker diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kingston, NY	I hear ya. I'm going to have to spend a lot more on speakers before I upgrade from a Tripath based amp.

24th September 2005, 01:49 PM	#5
theAnonymous1 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Anonymityville	I know tripath gets a lot of bashing from the UcD guys, but the smallest UcD module you can buy still has more power than people with high efficiency speakers want or need. I think Tripath is a very good (and inexpensive) solution.

25th September 2005, 12:53 AM	#6
barfind diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Newcastle	YEP! I did the same thing. I replaced my 300B SET with this amp. Blowen away by the detail and bass control. Mid-bass preformance is slightly better too. I have listened to my whole CD collection all over again. It all sounds different. I have another one that I will attemp to mod. I think some tube rolling in my pre, and some cable changes, this my be a relly impressive amp. Driving B200 fullrange in OB. Heaps of power. Nigel

25th September 2005, 03:18 AM	#8
barfind diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Newcastle	OK 65b, whats the go on the 2 channel? How much, what mods etc. Nigel

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