recstar24 Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Just plugged it in today. Wow, fantastic bass, in fact too much, had to pull out my horns from the corners a bit. May need to play around with stuffing or even loading the outputs with some resistance to get some extra dampening. Crystal clear, focused sound, beautiful soundstage and great tone. Nelson Pass knows his stuff. Currently being driven by the headphone output of my moth with EML 45 tubes using a 1/4 inch to RCA adapter with monster cables, lol. I can't wait to get my real headphone/preamp when it's done. Pictures probably tomorrow or the weekend.
tkam Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Congrats the F1 is an awesome amp, make sure you give it plenty of room to breath it gets a bit toasty
Sherwood Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Running my Cicadas out of an F1 as well, Ryan. I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy it
Aura Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Aha! I knew you were up to something Ryan, you trickster . I wonder if this is one club I need to join myself...
crappyjones123 Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 F1 + some nice single driver speakers...tasty
boomana Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Congrats on the F1. I have an F1 driving my Abbys, and it's one piece of gear I have no intention of changing.
swt61 Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Gotta love the Pass amps. I haven't heard the F1 yet, but I've heard great things. Congrats!
n_maher Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Just plugged it in today.Pics or ban my friend, you know the rules. I can't wait to get my real headphone/preamp when it's done. Wait, what? What did I miss?
recstar24 Posted October 16, 2009 Author Report Posted October 16, 2009 Wait, what? What did I miss? You have your secrets (cough cough 307a amp cough cough), and I have mine:D
n_maher Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 You have your secrets (cough cough 307a amp cough cough), and I have mine:D Well played... P.s. Still pix or ban on the F1.
morphsci Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Nice amp and should match nicely with your speakers. Now what headphone amp/preamp could you be talking about??
recstar24 Posted October 16, 2009 Author Report Posted October 16, 2009 P.s. Still pix or ban on the F1.
Aura Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 I saw firsthand the effect Mr. Millet had on Mr. Ryan at ChiUniFi 2. You were cursed from the start.
n_maher Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 I saw firsthand the effect Mr. Millet had on Mr. Ryan at ChiUniFi 2. You were cursed from the start. Mr. Millett and I may make him cry at CanJam '10.
falkon Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Great. Now I'm sure you'll be receiving a PM from Ryan shortly.
recstar24 Posted October 16, 2009 Author Report Posted October 16, 2009 Mr. Millett and I may make him cry at CanJam '10. ...
penger Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Pics or ban my friend, you know the rules. So if neither of you post pics... then what?
n_maher Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 So if neither of you post pics... then what? This is as much as I have done so far.
Dusty Chalk Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 That's a beautiful garage you have, Nate.
recstar24 Posted October 16, 2009 Author Report Posted October 16, 2009 Yes, that is the moth driving the F1...for now... Really not much to it...though in person the chassis is really beautiful and the heatsinks add a sweet touch...in a sort of he-man kind of way. F1 needs moar $60 transistors Did you get on the group buy for those semisouth jfets? Supposedly they can be dropped in directly for any place where you would normally use a n-channel mosfet, and that they could directly be subbed into the F2, but I have heard nothing about swapping in for the F1 or F3.
penger Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 Agreed. Also can't wait to see that 307A amp take shape. =)
Dusty Chalk Posted October 16, 2009 Report Posted October 16, 2009 You do, indeed, need a "real" pre-amp. That said, how does the Moth sound, being used as it is?
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