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F1 Group Buy

*** GB is Now Closed ***
Contact hifimaker directly to see if any extra boards are available.


**How to Pay**
Boards will be ordered Jan. 14th, 2009
Please pay for your boards via PayPal using the following link: https://www.hifimaker.com/boards.html

If you do not have PayPal, payment can still be made with a credit card during checkout. The Buy button defaults to 2 boards for 2 channels. Additional boards and shipping options are available during checkout. Please email if you have any questions. Any balance above actual costs will be donated to DIYAudio.com.

We may have a few boards leftover after the GB closes, but order before the deadline to guarantee a set.

Thank you Nelson for your VERY generous approval of our DIY non-commercial F1 GB.


The F1 is a balanced input transconductance amplifier for high efficiency speakers such as Lowther's, Fostex's, or Jordan's.

This F1 board design and build thread is located in the Pass Labs forum:
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=135115

Board specifications:
- The boards are 0.062" FR-4 epoxy glass
- Double sided, green solder mask on both sides, and with a silk screen on the top layer.
- The copper traces are 1 1/4 oz.
- Dimensions are 2"x9" or 50.8mm x 228.6mm.
- The top layer is a ground plane.

Approximate Cost:
- Prices will be set once the totals are known. 50 boards are $14.00 each, 70 boards are $13 each, 100 boards are $11 each.
- plus shipping which is probably a buck to deliver a pair of boards in the US, international slightly more.
- Board costs are rounded up to the nearest dollar, with any extra going to DiyAudio? as a donation
- Payment via PayPal only


F1 Service Manual with Schematics:
https://www.firstwatt.com/downloads/f1_srv_man.pdf

F1 BOM:
https://www.hifimaker.com/documents/F1-BOM.pdf

F1 Board Pics:
https://www.hifimaker.com/F1_DIY_Amp.html

F1 Assembly Guide:
https://www.hifimaker.com/F1_DIY_Amp.html

The PCB is for 1 channel only.


Please enter your name and amount of pcbs and update the Grand Total:

|| Username || # of F1 amp boards (2 needed for Stereo) || Country || Comments ||
|| hifimaker || 4 || USA || ||
|| MEGA-Amp || 6 || USA || ||
|| mithomas || 2 || USA || ||
|| Planet10 || 4 || Canada || ||
|| SteveA? || 2 || USA || ||
|| valo || 2 || Norway || ||
|| samsagaz || 4 || Argentina || ||
|| vonfilm || 2 || USA || ||
|| rpafenberg || 2 || USA || ||
|| audiotux || 2 || Germany || ||
|| Guiness || 2 || USA || ||
|| Stroob || 2 || USA || ||
|| Kraljmatjaz|| 2 || Italy || ||
|| JimS || 4 || USA || ||
|| caligula455|| 4 || USA || ||
|| markgall || 4 || USA || ||
|| audiotony|| 2 || USA || ||
|| pchw|| 2 || USA || ||
|| sad mafioso|| 2 || USA || ||
|| ipolyakov|| 2 || USA || ||
|| joschl|| 4 || Germany || ||
|| andy2667|| 4 || Hong Kong || ||
|| gjorgji|| 4 || Canada || ||
|| Belkinmousepad||2||USA|| ||
|| vegges||2||USA|| ||
|| ljk11||2||USA|| ||
|| Woody||2||USA|| ||
|| ejfud||2||USA|| ||
|| AlanElsdon?||4||UK|| ||
|| CfM?||4||Germany|| ||
|| SoapSeller?||4||Israel|| ||
|| Marec||2||UK|| ||
|| Khundude|| 4 || Canada || ||
|| HIPCHECK|| 2 || USA || ||
|| Phil Townsend|| 4 || USA || ||
|| naamanf|| 4 || USA || ||
|| cgrums|| 2 || USA || ||
|| cprof1|| 2 || USA || ||
|| wlhuang|| 4 || TAIWAN || ||
|| heinz1|| 2 || Germany || ||
|| hayenc||4 || USA || ||
|| Pillendreher|| 2 || Germany || ||
||masag1||2||Germany|| ||
||folkeb||2||Norway|| ||
||rsotirov||2||Canada|| ||
||steenoe||2||Denmark|| ||
||grenert||2|| USA || ||
||Donovad||2|| USA || ||
|| Grand Total || 132 || Grand Total || ||