Seems like it become addictive when someone buying First Watt stuff. I decided to buy another preamp for my FW F2J power amp.
Soon i will be able to compare my FW B1 Buffer Preamp and Pass Aleph L.
After 7 month of using my B1 i realized that i need at least 4 inputs to switch between different phono stages. The B1 has only two inputs, the Aleph L has 4 inputs.
Another reason to buy Aleph L was the second output which can be used for an active SUB if i will buy Zu Undertone sub for my Druid speakers.
It was not easy to find the latest version of Aleph L which is passive if the volume control knob position is not higher than 3 o'clock. I'm sure that i don't need an active gain in my system, because even with B1 buffer preamp i only use 10-20% of the volume control. It was hard to imagine that less than 5 watt Power Amp (F2J) is more than enough for 101db speakers in my big room.
if someone compared the same preamps (First Watt B1 and Pass Labs Aleph L mkII) please share your experience.
thanks
Soon i will be able to compare my FW B1 Buffer Preamp and Pass Aleph L.
After 7 month of using my B1 i realized that i need at least 4 inputs to switch between different phono stages. The B1 has only two inputs, the Aleph L has 4 inputs.
Another reason to buy Aleph L was the second output which can be used for an active SUB if i will buy Zu Undertone sub for my Druid speakers.
It was not easy to find the latest version of Aleph L which is passive if the volume control knob position is not higher than 3 o'clock. I'm sure that i don't need an active gain in my system, because even with B1 buffer preamp i only use 10-20% of the volume control. It was hard to imagine that less than 5 watt Power Amp (F2J) is more than enough for 101db speakers in my big room.
if someone compared the same preamps (First Watt B1 and Pass Labs Aleph L mkII) please share your experience.
thanks