Finally got it together and it Works ! yippee.
Initially tried on disposable 'tester' speakers, a pair of Mark Audio Diy efforts that never met expectations.
Sounded Good.. far better sound than those had ever made previously.
This AM the Big reveal.. I tried with my (bought New in '72) Tannoy Golds.
Initial/instant impression was: Yikes!
Instant 'M..e..l..l..o..w ' was the immediate impression. a palpable sounds 'reduction'. Dissapointment being the immediate reaction.
Yes, it pains to say that.
Curiously, with extended listening; detail was certainly still there, bass still had subtle variations but subtle Sharpness and Impact were 'Smooothed' out.. missing actually, recordings seemingly lost their 'edge'
A significant shortcoming IMO.
My fave 'tester' recording: Joe Bonamassa's "Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House", lost much of it's live recording realism.
Even Hand claps aren't quite right imo.
Lesser albums seem to Sound more like a back row seat at a Lounge performance.
Dire Straights (which I admittedly don't much like
sounds simply 'mushy' to my ears. Lounge MuZak 
My inexpensive Akitika Lm3886 based amp does Soundstage and Realism notably better.. weird and completely unexpected.
Arguably the F6 may have a bit finer detail, not sure either way.. yet.
Hopefully this is early days yet and I have yet to fiddle around with my Pre or fit a 10K passive pot cobble up.
Dunno.. lotsa possibilities. Not giving up by any means.
What does strike as odd cuz it's nowhere else mentioned, is this is a ..Mellow... amp.
Desirable synergy on Harsh speakers that need taming ?
However, on those that Don't (barring further adjustments to my gear), Perhaps not so great /ideal.
Going to have to remove the F6 from my setup, for a few days at least, to reset my ears/brain before I can make another try at evaluating the sounds.
Initially tried on disposable 'tester' speakers, a pair of Mark Audio Diy efforts that never met expectations.
Sounded Good.. far better sound than those had ever made previously.
This AM the Big reveal.. I tried with my (bought New in '72) Tannoy Golds.
Initial/instant impression was: Yikes!
Instant 'M..e..l..l..o..w ' was the immediate impression. a palpable sounds 'reduction'. Dissapointment being the immediate reaction.
Yes, it pains to say that.
Curiously, with extended listening; detail was certainly still there, bass still had subtle variations but subtle Sharpness and Impact were 'Smooothed' out.. missing actually, recordings seemingly lost their 'edge'
A significant shortcoming IMO.
My fave 'tester' recording: Joe Bonamassa's "Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House", lost much of it's live recording realism.
Even Hand claps aren't quite right imo.
Lesser albums seem to Sound more like a back row seat at a Lounge performance.
Dire Straights (which I admittedly don't much like
My inexpensive Akitika Lm3886 based amp does Soundstage and Realism notably better.. weird and completely unexpected.
Arguably the F6 may have a bit finer detail, not sure either way.. yet.
Hopefully this is early days yet and I have yet to fiddle around with my Pre or fit a 10K passive pot cobble up.
Dunno.. lotsa possibilities. Not giving up by any means.
What does strike as odd cuz it's nowhere else mentioned, is this is a ..Mellow... amp.
Desirable synergy on Harsh speakers that need taming ?
However, on those that Don't (barring further adjustments to my gear), Perhaps not so great /ideal.
Going to have to remove the F6 from my setup, for a few days at least, to reset my ears/brain before I can make another try at evaluating the sounds.