I quite liked that actually, although perhaps slightly too big. Like the shape of the box too; nice and chunky
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A quick and dirty "negative render" done on my phone.
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Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
I personally prefer the silver lettering on black.
I've just spoken with the engraver and can confirm I can offer Black lettering on silver front
Can I ask for the Silver fascia and black rear panel or is that just too difficult?
Does it have to be one or the other for both?
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
Friday was a very enjoyable afternoon it was a pleasure meeting Alan. It would have been great if we'd had more time as I'd really liked to have heard more of the phonostage in the Kin. As I'm not very good at this instead of attempting to compare Alan's pre and power amps to Marco's substituted equipment I'd rather refer back to my previous thoughts on an early FB (Jan 2015) and how I feel the phonostage in the Kin has evolved:
My first impression is that the Kin doesn't seem to have the same 3d / holographic presentation of the earlier model, this may have been the music we listened to or maybe it's just my memory, it has been a year since I last heard a FB . One area I'm pretty certain the Kin has come on in leaps and bounds is bass response, in my earlier "review" I didn't feel this was as good as the CA651, the CA651's now gone on to a new home but if I could compare them again I think the Kin would annihilate the CA. The Kin has great control of the bass, not only does it plumb the depths but has good texture and timing. I also felt in the previous comparison that the FB was lacking in detail, this is certainly no longer true. The Kin really digs out the detail and presents it very naturally with a level of clarity I don't think my Croft could currently match. The Kin, especially via the MC stage is very quiet (certainly quieter than my Croft with the Lentek connected), with only the very slightest noise audible if you put your ear up against the speaker.
As far as the phono stage of the Kin goes I think there has been a major evolution of the circuit since I last heard a FB and Alan should be proud of what he's achieved.
This was the first time I'd heard the Air and yes, it really does live up to it's name. There is a great sense of clarity and air between instruments, again I think this is in part due to the low noise of the circuit employed. It seems very well built and one thing true of the entire FB family is the enclosures are very high quality, I've yet to see a photo that does any of the new FB range justice, in the flesh they are very well constructed and finished, reassuringly heavy and wouldn't look out of place partnered with equipment in the same price bracket.
At the offered price I think the Air is quite a bargain and has a great synergy with the Kin.
One thing's for sure, Alan's not standing still, the FB family is expanding and evolving and for me it's enjoyable seeing and hearing the developments.
Darren.
Listening Room.UNDER CONSTRUCTIONTurn Table. Garrard 401, Reso Mat, 2 Tier Slate Plinth, DIY Hadcock GH242, Nick G modded Lentek, Denon DL-103.
Pre Amp. Croft Super Micro2. Power Amps Quad 405 Mono Blocks.
Speakers. TBC
Home Cinema.UNDER CONSTRUCTIONDAC/Pre Amp. Denon AVC X3700H.BDP/Streamer. Panasonic DP-UB820EB / Apple TV4K.Display. Optoma UHD51 / DIY False Black Window Screen.
Power Amps. 2 x Nakamichi AVP1.
Front Speakers. DIY Baby Celestion Ditton 66. Surround Speakers. Celestion Ditton 11. Subwoofer. BK Electronics P12 300SB PR.
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I am starting to think that as the clarity improves, and the focus of voices particularly becomes more pinpoint, there is an impression that some of the 3D presentation appears to be lost.
I think this is because the separation but precise focus of all the individual elements/instruments draws you into the centre staging even though everything is still spread out before you.
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I don't think you're talking . I did thoroughly enjoy the 3D of the earlier FB loaner, but I think the KIN is a better phono stage . Certainly at Marco's the centre staging was excellent and perhaps deeper than the aforementioned loaner?
Darren.
Listening Room.UNDER CONSTRUCTIONTurn Table. Garrard 401, Reso Mat, 2 Tier Slate Plinth, DIY Hadcock GH242, Nick G modded Lentek, Denon DL-103.
Pre Amp. Croft Super Micro2. Power Amps Quad 405 Mono Blocks.
Speakers. TBC
Home Cinema.UNDER CONSTRUCTIONDAC/Pre Amp. Denon AVC X3700H.BDP/Streamer. Panasonic DP-UB820EB / Apple TV4K.Display. Optoma UHD51 / DIY False Black Window Screen.
Power Amps. 2 x Nakamichi AVP1.
Front Speakers. DIY Baby Celestion Ditton 66. Surround Speakers. Celestion Ditton 11. Subwoofer. BK Electronics P12 300SB PR.
Old Gallery. http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...-of-the-70%92s
Also, not all systems are capable of highlighting the benefits of the increased resolution, offered by any piece of equipment, which is fundamentally more transparent
When you 'clean the window' in one area of a system, you have to ensure that the others aren't still 'murky', in order to, as it were, 'fully allow the sun to shine through'....
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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