Dollar for dollar, in the stock form, it's hard to beat. Three and a half watts is not a lot of power for those not familiar, or those not using self powered sub-woofers. 300B's are a lot easier. Still, it is a tremendous value. A lot of fun.

Makes the music present unlike any ither amp I've heard, plain + simple, for this price or 3, 4 times as much,you cant do any better

Must have speakers no less and above 94 dbs/ meter sensitivity, 8ohms, to get enogh headroom, but everyone should anyway . . .

After 6 months of auditioning tube amplifiers (multipentode, push pull, SETs) this is the best 2A3 amp I heard, and the best deal. Well built, slamming bass ( not boomy loud/distorted low noise), takes your cD collection and not only removes veils from the sound, but makes the music gripping. Hard to put into words, but songs, or pieces I used to press the skip button, are know delightful. No recognizable coloration, but transparent to the recording conditions. Amazing with the vinyl. If you like music, this will get you closer. Jazz, classical, rock, Latin, country . . .. Excellent built quality and a beautiful, like a bauhaus prototype. Hand built quality-made in Brooklyn, New York City!

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Reproduces music beautifully

Need efficient speaker system

SET amps have their drawbacks,in that they don't put out killer bass...however what they do is produce music in such a natural, compelling way,that for me it is highly unlikely I could ever go back to solid state.This amp makes WONDERFUL MUSIC...PERIOD.Piano sounds like PIANO.Attack ,decay ,timbre,and a rich palpable TONE, it's all there. Vocals sometimes cause me do stop whatever I am doing ,and just sit to listen.Along with the magical Jeff Korneff 45,this is the nicest amp I have heard to date.

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I can't wait to get my hands on one of these.You know you want one too. fi baby.

Musicality

Needs efficient speakers, not a weaknes, just a fact!

I have had , maybe, 2 dozen tube amps ( Audio Research, Counterpoint, Wavelength, Wellborne, Cary, Mac,ETC), with 5 being SET's, This Fi"X" intergrated, is by far the best amp I have ever heard. I am happy listening to the music again!
(Fi'X", AR XA1/Stanton 908 LZ,Lloyd Peppard Nuvista custom phono pre, ,Sony SCD 1, The Hornshoppe "Horns").

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