OK all debugged and ready to go. We had to install a separate power supply for the Ultimate Clock and 24bit/192khz Cleo module. Once everything was singing together a quick measure showed 28/50/80w output for 16/8/4ohm speakers. And quiet. Input sensitivity for full power out is 400mv. Next week we'll do some more formal measurements.

I took the Ls35a home with plans for them to be used in the system. I hadn't played them for many years but sadly one has a rubbing voice coil which is apparently common as they age. These are the 15ohm model and would have been a perfect match power-wise as they are rated for 25w.

Instead I used a similarly sized Neofone with ribbon in a corian cabinet. These have much more bass and treble energy. Massed voices are beautifully rendered.

So how does the Fusion AmpDac sound? Happy to say it's more to the tube side than solid state. The UTS driving stage uses a 6922 and does a great job driving the Fusion Power modules. Sound is relaxed and sense of lots of reserve power. The Cleo USB DAC module takes a week or two to really swing so I high expectations based on want I'm hearing.

The picture gives you an idea of the relative size of the Fusion AmpDac. The black box is the 1TB hard drive. The Asus EB1501 isn't much bigger!