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Agreed... every First Watt looks the same. Nelson bought a crap load of chassis a few years ago. He will using the same chassis on every First Watt for the foreseeable future ...
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Living with two baseboard heaters otherwise known as accuphase a200s, I never think about the heat (and I live in Atlanta). In the winter, I turn the heat down and in the summer, I turn the ac up.
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You could probably fry an egg on mine after a long hard session.
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I don't worry about heat. The system was playing in the back ground all day today, for hours. I could still hold my hand on the heat sinks, which is what Nelson says is the test if it is getting enough ventilation.
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found an F3.... Contemplating if i should pull the trigger....
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Even lower power than my F6; 15 wpc 8 ohm, 10 wpc 4 ohm. I bet it sounds spectacular!
I was sitting here listening to my ARC and I read your post... had to go hook my First Watt back up (easy speaker cable and power cord switch). Last edited by Randy Myers; 05-18-2017 at 12:14 AM. |
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I have an F7, and I agree, it's a very very nice sounding amp. Nelson knows what he's doing.
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Quote:
Now as far as the sound, its lovely! Cheers Mister Pig |
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I have a Burning Amp 3 which is the best I've heard of the First Watt amps. It's a very cool design, because it has a pot on the input board that lets you dial up (or down) the even order harmonic distortion. Turn it one way and it sounds like an F5 (hyper clean/clear) turn it the other way and it sounds like an Aleph (beautiful). I love mine. But honestly after I discovered high efficiency speakers and low watt tube amps, the BA3 mostly sits in storage.
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The new First Watt SIT 3 is reviewed in the current (February) edition of Stereophile. I read Nelson's manual for the SIT 3 on his website. It appears this version will be limited to around 250 units. Not sure if they've sold out the run, but I would believe they probably did. If the low powered pure Class A game is you cup of tea, for the price, I'd jump all over one.
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