hmmmm must admit a bit of disappointment in me on seeing that . i was expecting something well...esoteric and amazing under that non standard security screw. Thanks for sharing though DasguteOhr ; very kind of you to show us what is inside .
FM Acoustics 711 MK 3
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I am completely underwhelmed as wellhmmmm must admit a bit of disappointment in me on seeing that . i was expecting something well...esoteric and amazing under that non standard security screw. Thanks for sharing though DasguteOhr ; very kind of you to show us what is inside .
The look is much less important than the sonic performance.
So far all 711 Mk3 owners are very happy!
So far all 711 Mk3 owners are very happy!
Hi zbub! Do you know where to obtain a pair of these adaptor plugs for the FMA amps? It would be nice to have a pair of them for cable tests... Thanks!
Do FM Acoustics Amplifiers have an auto start feature (Does the amp turn on and off by the music signal)?
Otherwise, how do you turn them on and off?
What is the Knob next to the balance input for?
This company doesn't have a decent set of manuals open to public. They keep everything so secretive and hidden.
Otherwise, how do you turn them on and off?
What is the Knob next to the balance input for?
This company doesn't have a decent set of manuals open to public. They keep everything so secretive and hidden.
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The two knobs are for adjusting the gain of the poweramp.
This is an excellent design and present in almost all of FM's poweramps.
The lighted roundish logo on the frontplate is actually an on/off push switch.
Don't they have an auto standby / auto sense switch?
Do you have to turn the amplifier on and off manually? Doesn't it go in standby mode when there is no incoming signal?
Hi there, have any of you compared the fm711 mk3 with the fm115 monos? My dealer is offering a home demo for the fm115, but they do not have fm711 mk3. Since the 711mk3 has been updated more recently, I wonder if it has any advantages over the fm115? Thanks
Very rare in the US neck of woods. The last US importer has dropped the FM line few month ago in favor of Soulution brand.
Go for it , i have heard many FM amps over the years , either amps are superb , detail retrieval / natural tone like no other
Even a 5 year old F 111 pair of monos showed why FM acoustics is king of the Solid state hill .
The speaker match has to be good off course FM 115 is slightly more powerfull
FM 115
275 WRMS into 8 Ohm
500 WRMS into 4 Ohm
900 WRMS into 2 Ohm
FM 711 mk2
260 W RMS into 8 Ohm
500 W RMS into 4 Ohm
800 W RMS into 2 Ohm
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@ Sule 22
I have heard their new mono amps recently at Hifi deluxe 2025 , superb so indeed logically it might be wise to go with the latest design spec
@audio libertarian
Audiophiles are deaf lol ( or heavily influenced by magazines)/ advertising )
I willl buy a FM preamp as well though as i think its essential to get the best out of both.
If i see a nice pair coming up , they re mine
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I can't comment on the acuteness of hearing of the general "audiophile" public@ Sule 22
I have heard their new mono amps recently at Hifi deluxe 2025 superb , so indeed logically it might be wise to go with the latest design spec
@audio libertarian
Audiophiles are deaf lol ( or heavily influenced by magazines)/ advertising )
I willl buy a FM preamp as well though as i think its essential to get the best out of both.
If i see a nice pair coming up , they re mine
From my (rather) limited experience in the past: the FM A amps are far superior than their preamps on the performance scale. Every FM A dealer I ve ever met, had insisted that to fully explore their potential the amps must be used with the FM preamps, which couple of actual owners have told me is not true, but your mileage may vary so to speak, may be their latest preamps have caught up to their amp (although I doubt it). Their preamps (that I heard 10-12 years ago) were just ok (wildly overpriced if you ask me, hehehe), I ve heard better preamps at MUCH less money. You would also need to get a special copper adapters from Japan in order to use you own speaker cables with their proprietary, much thicker banana plug speaker terminals, or they force you to use their own, Forceline cables, which are also just ok.So, if you ever get both their amps and/or a preamp please provide a feedback here. In the US FM had gotten absurdly expensive to sell in any meaningful numbers I would venture to guess, and no longer has a distributor here ( I dont think they care thou). Since you are in the industry I gather you might be able to get a a decent discount.
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@andromedaaudio@ Sule 22
I have heard their new mono amps recently at Hifi deluxe 2025 superb , so indeed logically it might be wise to go with the latest design spec
@audio libertarian
Audiophiles are deaf lol ( or heavily influenced by magazines)/ advertising )
I willl buy a FM preamp as well though as i think its essential to get the best out of both.
If i see a nice pair coming up , they re mine
Sorry for my lack of update. I did audition them in December last year for a couple of weeks including the FM266 MKII RC pre and a pair of FM115 monos.
Long story short, I opted for the Boulder 3060 with Vac Statement pre instead of the FM combo. The FM combo sounded good, but the VAC/Boulder is more up my alley.
A photo of the FM at the time. The Boulder 2150s are now replaced by the 3060.
Wow! What a shoot out that must have been! I have had Boulder 2000 series in our system and also FMA 108 Monos (different times...but both had Gryphon as the reference). Also liked both, and I suspect I know where you might have been coming from FMA v Boulder. My own choice is clearly Robert Koda.
Would love to hear more about what you heard from FMA vs Boulder 2150...and of course your current VAC Statement/Boulder 3060 combination!
Hi Lloyd,
The Boulder 2150s in my system had better control of the bass, and were much more dynamic both macro and micro. In my system, the FM combo sounded a little more closed and soundstage slightly narrow. I bet they sound amazing in another room and system.
The 3060 still has same signature as the 2150s just better in every way and slightly more forgiving. With the 3060, my system just sounds like the sources I am using. As we exchanged earlier, I am using the VAC statement pre and also the Robert Koda K15ex SG just like yours. Both combos sound amazing, the Koda has more extension in both LF and HF, also super quiet whereas the VAC’s midrange is more magical and fleshed out. I spend an equal amount of time with both of them.
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