First Watt F4 ,F5, F6, F7, F8 ?

MikeW · 6th November 2006, 04:42 PM

What are these? 40 watt mono?

Nelson Pass · 6th November 2006, 05:50 PM

F4 is a buffer, F5 is a current source, both low wattage.

F6, 7, 8 are higher power versions of the 3, 4, 5 and are
monoblocks.

These will start being available (in sequence) in January
and will have very limited availability.

Zen Mod · 6th November 2006, 06:06 PM

mike
give me too this what you use........

where are they?
I mean where is da info you collect?

edit-in meantime-when I type this ,I spotted Papa's replay..........but I can't see anything new on firstwatt site.........

MikeW · 6th November 2006, 06:10 PM

I bought a new buyers guide and they were in there. So I just wondered what they were. Thanks Nelson.

MikeW · 8th November 2006, 12:19 PM

What is the buffer for?
Why another current source? Does it use jfet's?

hifimaker · 8th November 2006, 05:39 PM

Mike where were these products announced? I did not see anything on the First Watt site.

-David

Nelson Pass · 8th November 2006, 06:01 PM

The announcements will apear shortly. I timed the January Stereophile guide for December, and had to make the decisions
about the listings last summer.

Lots of people need impedance converters (fancy name for
buffer), but like the current sources, the territory is largely
unexplored.

For those of you who don't have a need for followers, there
will be lots of other interesting amplifiers soon.

MikeW · 8th November 2006, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dw8083
Mike where were these products announced? I did not see anything on the First Watt site.

-David

I bought a copy of the Stereophile buyers guide.

steenoe · 9th November 2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

F6, 7, 8 are higher power versions of the 3, 4, 5 and are

If a highpower version of the F3 is released, I hope it sell's out pretty fast so we can see the service manual. I have 4 nice heatsinks lying around, waiting for just that

Steen

Nelson Pass · 9th November 2006, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by steenoe
If a highpower version of the F3 is released, I hope it sell's out pretty fast so we can see the service manual. I have 4 nice heatsinks lying around, waiting for just that

The design is not yet complete, so don't hold your breath.

6th November 2006, 04:42 PM	#1
MikeW diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North of Boston	First Watt F4 ,F5, F6, F7, F8 ? What are these? 40 watt mono? __________________ MikeW

6th November 2006, 06:06 PM	#3
Zen Mod diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ancient Batsch , behind Iron Curtain	mike give me too this what you use........ where are they? I mean where is da info you collect? edit-in meantime-when I type this ,I spotted Papa's replay..........but I can't see anything new on firstwatt site......... __________________ my Papa is smarter than your Nelson ! tnx to clean thread ; Cook Book ; PSM LS Cook Book ; Baby Diyaudio FORUM ; BAF Forum & Gallery;I'm dumb

6th November 2006, 06:10 PM	#4
MikeW diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North of Boston	I bought a new buyers guide and they were in there. So I just wondered what they were. Thanks Nelson. __________________ MikeW

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MikeW diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North of Boston	Buffer? What is the buffer for? Why another current source? Does it use jfet's? __________________ MikeW

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6th November 2006, 05:50 PM	#2
Nelson Pass The one and only Join Date: Mar 2001	F4 is a buffer, F5 is a current source, both low wattage. F6, 7, 8 are higher power versions of the 3, 4, 5 and are monoblocks. These will start being available (in sequence) in January and will have very limited availability.

8th November 2006, 05:39 PM	#6
hifimaker diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose	Mike where were these products announced? I did not see anything on the First Watt site. -David

8th November 2006, 06:01 PM	#7
Nelson Pass The one and only Join Date: Mar 2001	The announcements will apear shortly. I timed the January Stereophile guide for December, and had to make the decisions about the listings last summer. Lots of people need impedance converters (fancy name for buffer), but like the current sources, the territory is largely unexplored. For those of you who don't have a need for followers, there will be lots of other interesting amplifiers soon.

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