Deadpool_25
Fractal Fanatic
Ok. Initial review: Holy ****. I’m in love.
I wired up and fired up the pictured rig. I’m running an XLR to TS cable from Output 1 L to the 6L6’s FX return and Output 1 R to the Stealth’s FX return. The I disabled cabinet modeling and left power amp modeling on.
I haven’t even connected it to FM9 edit yet (in fact I haven’t even installed that yet, oops). All I’ve done so far is start going through factory presets (some but not all of the scenes in each preset). I think every preset I tried (only up to 27 so far) is usable depending on what you’re playing. that’s super cool imo.
Running this through the EVH FX loops is stupid good. The setup is dead quiet. Seriously no hum, no hiss. I love playing through a real tube power amp and cab. With my old AxeFX II I tried a solid state power amp into real cabs and it just wast quite the same. With that said when I play my FM3 (loud) through the HS7s it’s also exceptional. I haven’t used the FM9 through them yet but obviously it’ll sound just as awesome. But going through the amp FX loops and real cabs just blows me away. I’m not sure I could ask for a better rig for what I want.
Interestingly I have yet to get into any dual amp presets. The ability to run dual amps is a big reason I wanted this unit to exist so I’m excited to do so. Right out of the box though I’m feeling like my initial impression from when it was announced—that the FM9 would be absolutely perfect for me—was spot on.
![9EFBF150-BB1A-4EAB-9AE4-0F625F2F8FB3.jpeg 9EFBF150-BB1A-4EAB-9AE4-0F625F2F8FB3.jpeg](https://forum.fractalaudio.com/data/attachments/77/77629-8a8b0368f6e2e7f55c7057f137584dae.jpg)
![F592C760-64DD-47FA-AD06-E132EEE0969F.jpeg F592C760-64DD-47FA-AD06-E132EEE0969F.jpeg](https://forum.fractalaudio.com/data/attachments/77/77630-3f0c259643219a841120491c2d7de32d.jpg)
I wired up and fired up the pictured rig. I’m running an XLR to TS cable from Output 1 L to the 6L6’s FX return and Output 1 R to the Stealth’s FX return. The I disabled cabinet modeling and left power amp modeling on.
I haven’t even connected it to FM9 edit yet (in fact I haven’t even installed that yet, oops). All I’ve done so far is start going through factory presets (some but not all of the scenes in each preset). I think every preset I tried (only up to 27 so far) is usable depending on what you’re playing. that’s super cool imo.
Running this through the EVH FX loops is stupid good. The setup is dead quiet. Seriously no hum, no hiss. I love playing through a real tube power amp and cab. With my old AxeFX II I tried a solid state power amp into real cabs and it just wast quite the same. With that said when I play my FM3 (loud) through the HS7s it’s also exceptional. I haven’t used the FM9 through them yet but obviously it’ll sound just as awesome. But going through the amp FX loops and real cabs just blows me away. I’m not sure I could ask for a better rig for what I want.
Interestingly I have yet to get into any dual amp presets. The ability to run dual amps is a big reason I wanted this unit to exist so I’m excited to do so. Right out of the box though I’m feeling like my initial impression from when it was announced—that the FM9 would be absolutely perfect for me—was spot on.
![9EFBF150-BB1A-4EAB-9AE4-0F625F2F8FB3.jpeg 9EFBF150-BB1A-4EAB-9AE4-0F625F2F8FB3.jpeg](https://forum.fractalaudio.com/data/attachments/77/77629-8a8b0368f6e2e7f55c7057f137584dae.jpg)
![F592C760-64DD-47FA-AD06-E132EEE0969F.jpeg F592C760-64DD-47FA-AD06-E132EEE0969F.jpeg](https://forum.fractalaudio.com/data/attachments/77/77630-3f0c259643219a841120491c2d7de32d.jpg)