Great article w/lots of cool pics First Watt J2

heiney9
heiney9 Posts: 25,165
edited January 2010 in 2 Channel Audio
Great article for anyone interested in our hobby. Plus a great look at how things are done at Pass Labs/First Watt

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/firstwatt10/j2.html

Must read if you enjoy this hobby even a little bit.

H9
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited January 2010
    Face, Strider you have to read this article. The pics alone are worth it even if you don;t read a single word. :):D

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    Holy crap. I want this room. Bad.

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    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Face, Strider you have to read this article. The pics alone are worth it even if you don;t read a single word. :):D

    H9
    I read it when it came out. :p

    He's one of the few people in this industry that I'd love to meet.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited January 2010
    Face wrote: »
    I read it when it came out. :p

    He's one of the few people in this industry that I'd love to meet.

    I just stumbled upon it. I would love to meet him as well. I'd love to have his job!!!!

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!