What do you drive your FR speakers with?

pellothed1 · 4th December 2007, 10:48 PM

I've been browsing this forum for a year, and only recently become a member mainly because of my attraction to the full range driver. There's so much information it's amazing.

But after a recent sell off of most of my hifi, I'm in search of an amp (non-DIY) to drive my future DIY FR's using the FE206E. Problem is I can't commit to any single amp, so I want to know...

What are you guys using? I've searched and searched and there hasn't been a thread (that I could find) dedicated to the other part of the system, so I thought that maybe I would make one. Do you use FR's because you like them, or because other equipment make them necessary, or both? Let's hear it...what amp to drive what speaker?

planet10 · 5th December 2007, 03:19 AM

I could just copy & post from this thread

What amp for Frugel Horns

but you'd likely want to know what other's suggest too.

dave

lousymusician · 5th December 2007, 04:28 AM

Hemp Acoustics FR8's here, driven by a Tubelab Simple SE, single ended EL34 amp. They work well together.

Joschl · 5th December 2007, 11:03 AM

FirstWatt F1 with Fostex FE168Sigma in a BR enclosure. Future plans for BiB...

Br
Josch

pjanda1 · 5th December 2007, 02:11 PM

I'm using a diy chip amp (LM3875, NI, 25k "passive" pre) to drive my Hemp Acoustics BIBs. When I get my TT and a couple of other things done, I'm thinking of some tubes. Either the SimpleSE, a scratch build (SE EL84? JELabs simple 2A3?), or the Bottlehead SEX. Those would be in addition to the chip amp, not replacements.

pj

seventenths · 6th December 2007, 09:51 PM

A Bottlehead SEX and an Inverted GC (or 2). One of Nelson Pass' projects is on the horizon...

7/10

4th December 2007, 10:48 PM	#1
pellothed1 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007	What do you drive your FR speakers with? I've been browsing this forum for a year, and only recently become a member mainly because of my attraction to the full range driver. There's so much information it's amazing. But after a recent sell off of most of my hifi, I'm in search of an amp (non-DIY) to drive my future DIY FR's using the FE206E. Problem is I can't commit to any single amp, so I want to know... What are you guys using? I've searched and searched and there hasn't been a thread (that I could find) dedicated to the other part of the system, so I thought that maybe I would make one. Do you use FR's because you like them, or because other equipment make them necessary, or both? Let's hear it...what amp to drive what speaker?

5th December 2007, 03:19 AM	#2
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	I could just copy & post from this thread What amp for Frugel Horns but you'd likely want to know what other's suggest too. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

5th December 2007, 04:28 AM	#3
lousymusician diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NorCal	Hemp Acoustics FR8's here, driven by a Tubelab Simple SE, single ended EL34 amp. They work well together. __________________ The difference between theory and practice is that in theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is.

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5th December 2007, 11:03 AM	#4
Joschl diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ruhrgebiet	FirstWatt F1 with Fostex FE168Sigma in a BR enclosure. Future plans for BiB... Br Josch

5th December 2007, 02:11 PM	#5
pjanda1 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Nebraska Panhandle	I'm using a diy chip amp (LM3875, NI, 25k "passive" pre) to drive my Hemp Acoustics BIBs. When I get my TT and a couple of other things done, I'm thinking of some tubes. Either the SimpleSE, a scratch build (SE EL84? JELabs simple 2A3?), or the Bottlehead SEX. Those would be in addition to the chip amp, not replacements. pj

6th December 2007, 09:51 PM	#6
seventenths diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	A Bottlehead SEX and an Inverted GC (or 2). One of Nelson Pass' projects is on the horizon... 7/10

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