According to Stereophile's Products of 2016 Amplification Component of the Year | Stereophile.com
"The First Watt J2 won more votes and more points than any other product in the Amplification category."
That doesn't surprise me one bit! 😀
"The First Watt J2 won more votes and more points than any other product in the Amplification category."
That doesn't surprise me one bit! 😀
As one who is saving parts for the someday release of the schematic, are there any recommendations for ranges of idss for the Jfet s that used (I assume) in the front end?
May as well get them picked out and set aside with the outputs. Someday it will be released, and I want to be ready to build!
Russellc
May as well get them picked out and set aside with the outputs. Someday it will be released, and I want to be ready to build!
Russellc
Now I feel validated 😉 ... and I have a stash of R100's also 😀 ... just wait until I build a Linkwitz LX521.4, I just need to build 3 more, or perhaps use the R085s for the tweeters ...
Russel
count on 8mA as golden value
you're good +/-20%
in fact , you can use even V range , they're biased with CCS
count on 8mA as golden value
you're good +/-20%
in fact , you can use even V range , they're biased with CCS
I stopped subscribing Stereophile 15 years ago, but I may subscribe this trustful magazine again. 😀
well , considering how each and every new (better) gadget is major step forward ,from yesterday's best one , we are now most probably listening Da Muzak somewhere in Proxima Centauri
(plenty of saying about even blind hen finding da grain ... so , yes , J2 prize is lucida intervalla )
(plenty of saying about even blind hen finding da grain ... so , yes , J2 prize is lucida intervalla )
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Yes, quote from ZV9 article:
"Remarkably, we seem to have made real progress. The original Zen amplifier we measured .6% harmonic distortion at 1 watt, and here we see about 1/100th of that figure. I believe that the best correlation between measured performance and subjective listening occurs with simple circuits, giving rise to the obvious question - does this sound 100 times better?
No, only about 10 times better."
"Remarkably, we seem to have made real progress. The original Zen amplifier we measured .6% harmonic distortion at 1 watt, and here we see about 1/100th of that figure. I believe that the best correlation between measured performance and subjective listening occurs with simple circuits, giving rise to the obvious question - does this sound 100 times better?
No, only about 10 times better."
Will we ever see the schematic for J2 ?
I have been saving parts and home made PCBs of what I think is the schematic (or really close) but never dared to try them in fear of burning my precious FETs... 😛
I have been saving parts and home made PCBs of what I think is the schematic (or really close) but never dared to try them in fear of burning my precious FETs... 😛
I know Right !
Just whinning around in hope that Nelson will finally hear our call for a J2 schematic and explanations 😛