FM Acoustics, who knows this company?

Check out their website:www.FMAcoustics.com for some
infor from their dealer, etc as their webpage is under
construction.

Thanks for the kind words, Detlof. Inna: I have listened to FMA on a few occasions, lately (~1yr ago?) playing in a Genesis speakers/SYorke TT/Symphonic Line Reference cdp, system. The sound was more impressively clear and very fast. I mean to stress VERY fast & VERY clear.
There was some small graininess in the beginning that we licked completely through trial & error with cables -- only having three choices (bearlabs, their own, valhalla IC/spm speaker) we settled for their own and bearlabs.
The TT sound was subjectively better than the cdp (the medium & my cdp vs. the Simon Yorke). General impression was of a room full of sounds coming from all points before us -- except the speakers per se!
If I remember the models correctly, it was a 266 pre (there was also another phono pre) and a 611(610?) power amp. Interesting point: the pre's output is huge. Could the pre "accept" the input impedance of a speaker, one could, theoretically, drive the speaker directly at low volume...

BTW, the owner of these nice units quoted a nice price too: in the range of $60-70k? for both pre & power!!!

I listened to some of this newer FM Acoustics units. A few things should be said to this company, from my point of view of course.
They export the most of their line, it is extremely expensive, like Goldmund, they are in a market, where lots of customeres don't care about the price. They want to have it.
I listend to their premium Pre amps, the FM 222 phono unit, the smaller phono unit FM 122 ( ? hope it is right ) and one of their big block amps via a ESL 63.
It was very, very good, specially the amp impressed me most. A powerhouse par excellence.
The pre amp is like other good preamps.
The FM 222 is a rare unit, because you can select the RIAA for old recordings ( FM 122 , too ).Price is ...well ....
There is a difference when you switch to RIAA when using a old record, believe me.The musical quality from the phono amps is good to excellent, but I know a owner who sold the FM 122 when he listened to a Klyne 7 PX. He said, the Klyne was so natural, he sold the FM unit and never regret it.
Overall I would say, I would rate their units above most other SS manufacturers. I like them much more than Mark Levinson, Spectral, Krell or Burmester.
But musical taste will make the last step of course.
But when you can not listen to it, and will find a second hand unit, think about buying it. There is much worse out there, really.

I visited FM in Feb this year and had a good look at some new things that Manual has that are totally unique to the world.His quality control is amazing and the work area is cleaner than the operating room of most hospitals.He has an enormous passion for vinyl and is amoung the leaders in pushing the art for this playback.This is a world class company with world class sound.

It is a Swiss precision tools they produce...I had the 222 unit and it is a "pro" model for accuracy, not really an "audiophile" toy. Very hard on the associated equipment.