Any new news on FirstWatt??

[Nelson Pass]

We have not taken any orders. None are sold. I'm going on
vacation now at Sea Ranch (maybe I'll see Siegfeid Linkwitz!)
and when I get back we will put everything up on the website
www.firstwatt.com and begin shipping. One at a time.

Keep in mind that these are going to be unusual amps, and
are geared toward a few particular speaker drivers.

 

[MikeW]

Have a nice Vacation

Is that a GC?

 

[Panelhead]

Is that a GC?

Is that a GC?

Mike,

Nelson said it is not a chip amp. I suspect it is a current follower of some sort.
We may surprise him, but he feels we are not his market. Something to do with them being expensive.

George

 

[reinhard]

any news? yes!

Hello,

have a look at firstwatt.com. Very interesting!

Waiting for the white paper of F1.

Reinhard

 

[woody]

Could it be a ZEN with the current sourse and gain device both
being cascodes ? What ever it is it is sure to be special...


Woody

 

[moe29]

The important question is...

are those blue LEDs?

 

[jam]

............someone forgot the power switch.

 

[serengetiplains]

I'll be darned, is that a 300B tube I see beneath the top chassis plate?

 

[planet10]

............someone forgot the power switch.

Best place for a power switch is on the back ...

dave

 

[Bricolo]

Best place for a power switch is on the back ...

dave

Some will say that this is the only power switch an amp must have

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[trigon]

Best and the only power switch an amp must have is "NO SWITCH AT ALL"

Trigon

 

[GRollins]

So lemme see...start with your basic Son of Zen...add a current source underneath...then you...

Grey

 

[serengetiplains]

Best and the only power switch an amp must have is "NO SWITCH AT ALL"

... or a variable switch like one of these:

 

[trigon]

... or a variable switch like one of these:

Yeap..

Trigon

 

[MalichiConstant]

Here we go again......

Oh great why not get the Chinese clone going before the first one is sold? I suppose you will have a schematic on the forum soon to expedite the process. I think there is enough of a description of the circuit on the website that any one who wants to build something similar can go through the Zen articles and get an idea of what to build. Or you can do Nelson a favor like you did the last time you started this process. With friends like that who needs.........

 

[eLarson]

Someone sounds just like Fred. Uncanny...

 

[Nelson Pass]

From the picture it looks like Kurt is starting to show his
age. I hope he continues to stay healthy, as he is at the
top of my must-have-lunch list.

 

[Steve Eddy]

From the picture it looks like Kurt is starting to show his
age. I hope he continues to stay healthy, as he is at the
top of my must-have-lunch list.

Didn't he die recently, or was that Wolfe?

se

 

[jam]

.........you mean Virginia?

 

[Steve Eddy]

... or a variable switch like one of these:

Hehehe.

Naaaaaah. Too modern. Too high-tech.

Here's a nice Zen switch:

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se