DIY amp & loudspeakers
Here is a simple question for advise
I'm using a A40 (with some problems, but when it works I very much appreciate the sound).
First question
In the Firstwatt serie which model would be close (not identical) in the firmness and precision of the sound F2 / F3 ?
Second question (bit more complicated)
Next DIY loudspeakers will be a four ways based on fostex drivers (plan attached) at about 100db 1w/1m. Idea would be 4 way amplification. Now the question: suppose I use the Firstwatt. What would be advisable : four F3, four F2 (interesting the current drive for the speed) ? A mix of both (F2 for tweeter an high medium, and F3 for the bass and bass medium ?)
Any advise / comments are more than welcome
Thanks in advance
Here is a simple question for advise
I'm using a A40 (with some problems, but when it works I very much appreciate the sound).
First question
In the Firstwatt serie which model would be close (not identical) in the firmness and precision of the sound F2 / F3 ?
Second question (bit more complicated)
Next DIY loudspeakers will be a four ways based on fostex drivers (plan attached) at about 100db 1w/1m. Idea would be 4 way amplification. Now the question: suppose I use the Firstwatt. What would be advisable : four F3, four F2 (interesting the current drive for the speed) ? A mix of both (F2 for tweeter an high medium, and F3 for the bass and bass medium ?)
Any advise / comments are more than welcome
Thanks in advance
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Re: DIY amp & loudspeakers
1) Neither. Both amplifiers are too different from the F1/F2 that
I don't think I can make that comparison for you.
2) I don't know. The F3 is the best all-round amplifier, but an
F1 will pump up the bottom typically, and the F2 is the fastest
thing I have on the top.
herodote said:
1) Neither. Both amplifiers are too different from the F1/F2 that
I don't think I can make that comparison for you.
2) I don't know. The F3 is the best all-round amplifier, but an
F1 will pump up the bottom typically, and the F2 is the fastest
thing I have on the top.
Four way speaker driven by Firstwatt
Quote N. Pass
2) I don't know. The F3 is the best all-round amplifier, but an
F1 will pump up the bottom typically, and the F2 is the fastest
thing I have on the top.
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What would you set up for a four ways - just interesting to know. [no liability issues there... ;-) ] Pure matter of interest. You know your creations. Would it be wise to take some F1 / F2 for the bottom and F3 for medium high and high ? Just a pure matter of curiosity.
Quote N. Pass
2) I don't know. The F3 is the best all-round amplifier, but an
F1 will pump up the bottom typically, and the F2 is the fastest
thing I have on the top.
Unquote
What would you set up for a four ways - just interesting to know. [no liability issues there... ;-) ] Pure matter of interest. You know your creations. Would it be wise to take some F1 / F2 for the bottom and F3 for medium high and high ? Just a pure matter of curiosity.
Buy all you can eat
Quote Nelson Pass
I think you buy all the First Watt amplifiers you can afford.
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The issue was not so much to know which one is better, this is a matter of subjective taste and anyway F1 and F2 have a lot of THD compared to other models / brands.
What interested me was if you would consider that one model fits slightly better for this of that type of frequency range.
I understood from your answer F1 seem better driving the bass. I was wondering how about bass medium, medium and high.
From what I caught something like
F1 bass 20 - 200Hz
F2 (or F3 warmth) for bass medium and medium
F2 (fast) for tweeter (5khz - 35khz )
Only to understand the sonic caracteristics of each amps.
Additional comments will be helpfull and appreciated, but thanks anyway.
Quote Nelson Pass
I think you buy all the First Watt amplifiers you can afford.
Unquote
The issue was not so much to know which one is better, this is a matter of subjective taste and anyway F1 and F2 have a lot of THD compared to other models / brands.
What interested me was if you would consider that one model fits slightly better for this of that type of frequency range.
I understood from your answer F1 seem better driving the bass. I was wondering how about bass medium, medium and high.
From what I caught something like
F1 bass 20 - 200Hz
F2 (or F3 warmth) for bass medium and medium
F2 (fast) for tweeter (5khz - 35khz )
Only to understand the sonic caracteristics of each amps.
Additional comments will be helpfull and appreciated, but thanks anyway.
F1, F2, F3
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F1 and F2 have a lot of THD compared to other models / brands.
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Thanks Mr Pass, that was a silly comments from my side, apologies. Indeed the interest of Firstwatt is to - as stated - to do something completely different.
Having no possibilities to listen to them but beeing interested by the approach and philosophy of firstwatt and considering to purchase 4 models to feed 1 driver each, I'm somehow interested to read / gather information about their sonic personalities; to see if one model would be best be suited for the bass (for example), another one to drive the tweeter, etc.
I acknowledge this may be difficult to state like that, or that is at least what I understand from you comment. Articles are very few, some are interesting (those on your web site) from that point of view. Regards
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F1 and F2 have a lot of THD compared to other models / brands.
Unquote
Thanks Mr Pass, that was a silly comments from my side, apologies. Indeed the interest of Firstwatt is to - as stated - to do something completely different.
Having no possibilities to listen to them but beeing interested by the approach and philosophy of firstwatt and considering to purchase 4 models to feed 1 driver each, I'm somehow interested to read / gather information about their sonic personalities; to see if one model would be best be suited for the bass (for example), another one to drive the tweeter, etc.
I acknowledge this may be difficult to state like that, or that is at least what I understand from you comment. Articles are very few, some are interesting (those on your web site) from that point of view. Regards
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