First Watt F8

[Bigun]

Thanks!

 

[Soundhappy]

https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/firstwatt8/

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[Dennis Hui]

Single LED!

 

[2 picoDumbs]

Like HAL 9000.
Maybe it's HAL's brother the 8000 model.

 

[Zen Mod]

explanation is simple - too much unused fronts with just one LED hole

time for using them

 

[2 picoDumbs]

Hahahaha

 

[Stanislav]

So, F9 will be with no LEDs at all (too many unused fronts with no LED holes).
It's a natural progression.

Question is how will F10 look like?

 

[tubesguy]

No LEDs, just one centrally mounted vacuum tube "tuning eye" device to tweak H2/H3.

 

[timoteus]

I think the one LED might be the norm on all models going forward. There was something on the Reno Hi-Fi page about that but I don't see it there now.

My Sit-3 which was one of the last made has one LED.

 

[generg]

Maybe pos and neg rail .... two LEDs

One pos rail only ----one LED

 

[Zen Mod]

explanation is simple - Pa broke one of his two drills, and due to Covid, still didn't got replacement

pray for his steady hands, or we'll see LEDless amps

 

[generg]

And that is the reason too, why the F8 uses single rail instead of dual rails.....

:--))

explanation is simple - too much unused fronts with just one LED hole

time for using them

 

[Nelson Pass]

When we used up the 2,000 faceplates I had bought originally it was decided
that the replacement would have 1 led.

 

[generg]

"Under the blind ones the one eyed is king...."

or the original....

"Sous les aveugles le borgne est roi"

 

[codyt]

That'll be bragging rights someday: "I've got a vintage, two-eyed First Watt"

 

[Zen Mod]

and of these, 148pcs, having a defect of no LED holes, are arriving in OPLDF next Monday

Crunchtime!!

 

[2 picoDumbs]

The all black chassis looks good.

 

[vdi_nenna]

I think it's interesting to note that 2000 power amps were built.

Cheers!!

 

[tubesguy]

Yup, I did the math. Good for Nelson.

 

[Zen Mod]

not all of them being sold

he likes to see reaction of unworthy ones , when receiving a gift


though, Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes ....... I can't stop drawing and making new ones .......