B1 w/ jensens

[codyt]

Saw this on the eBayz. Hadn’t heard of a B1 with Jensen transformers. Board copyright is 2017. Looks like it would be straightforward to make. Any other info out there?

First Watt B1 Transfomer Buffer Preamp / firstwatt / Pass lab | eBay

 

[Zen Mod]

regular B1T

dunno how many of these around, maybe Pa will tell

Variac got one as bribe to move ZM from Pa's and make sure he's not going back (from Snoopy Airport)

I'm sure it's 6db jobbie

edit: B1T is good, one of things making Pa rich, but Iron Pre would run in circles around B1T

bug boyz to put Iron Pre in Store

 

[Nelson Pass]

That's what I get when I let people have prototypes.

 

[codyt]

Yeah, that’s shady to sell something like that on eBay. Either way, does give me the itch to try some iron in my pre

 

[Nelson Pass]

It does reduce my enthusiasm for giving things away....

 

[Dennis Hui]

It's too bad not everyone appreciates these unique gifts.

codyt, it's a very nice piece and using one has allowed me to overcome my fear of separate volume controls.

 

[codyt]

Somehow I completely missed the 2017 BAF presentation, so this was a new one for me. I really like the B1 format for these pre designs. I love my B1 (my very first diy project.) I need to try the Rev 2, Korg, and the B1T next.

 

[mgb1965]

You have it also here:

FS First Watt B1 Transfomer Buffer Preamp

 

[codyt]

Oh wow, same unit

 

[ra7]

That is shocking! Though we really don’t know the circumstances.

At the risk of inviting my fellow diyers envy and scorn, I can say that I have been the beneficiary of Papa’s genorisity and i’m taking those to my grave.

 

[Zen Mod]

Davis, CA

tricky place, to live in



then you certainly know my Uncle Bubba

 

[chromenuts]

I saw this in the swap meet earlier...scratched my head and wondered “Is it real or an eBay copy?”

Pa and Zen do have the bestest ideas.

Zen convinced me to add some Jensen iron to my Hypnotize DCB1 for some 6dB of gain I needed to help get my analog front end to sing. I call it my “Iron-Hippo”.

It does a wonderful job making me too lazy to build the Iron Pumpkin and Turtle I bought myself for Xmas. So many Greedy Boy projects and so little time!

 

[2 picoDumbs]

It does reduce my enthusiasm for giving things away....

There must be a way to ensure good people get this stuff.

Maybe the top 10 contributors at BAF have their names entered into a raffle.
Something like that.

There are so many good people out there that have some decency, there has to be a way to make sure they are the ones that get rewarded with these types of gifts.

 

[2 picoDumbs]

At the risk of inviting my fellow diyers envy and scorn, I can say that I have been the beneficiary of Papa’s genorisity and i’m taking those to my grave.

You bloody bastard.

Hahahaha

 

[codyt]

I saw this in the swap meet earlier...scratched my head and wondered “Is it real or an eBay copy?”

Pa and Zen do have the bestest ideas.

Zen convinced me to add some Jensen iron to my Hypnotize DCB1 for some 6dB of gain I needed to help get my analog front end to sing. I call it my “Iron-Hippo”.

It does a wonderful job making me too lazy to build the Iron Pumpkin and Turtle I bought myself for Xmas. So many Greedy Boy projects and so little time!

Dang, that’s nice!

 

[res07njc]

That person is an ingrate. Pardon me saying..... I'd have kept it even if I wasn't actively using it.

 

[2 picoDumbs]

Or give it to a fellow diyer as a gift who had a greater need for it than maybe I did.

A gift like that shouldn't be sold for profit.

Looks like the guy who is currently selling it, isn't actually the guilty party as he originally purchased it from someone from the USA.

 

[res07njc]

yeah reseller. You should at least wait until nostalgia set in, don't ruin it for the rest of us. That's straight up greedy boy there. Sold a gift.... No class.

 

[Michael Rothacher]

I'd never part with mine. It's playing right now.

 

[Dennis Hui]

Same here.