gofar99 Messages: 1963 Registered: May 2010 Location: Southern Arizona
Illuminati (5th Degree)
Hi Fred, Good to hear from you. I enjoyed the Austin event. It is part of what inspired me to go to the LASF. A bit of a distance from here, but it should be fun. There have been a number of improvements to the equipment since you last heard them. The units I brought to Austin we all first generation prototypes. Most are now in the second series of production kits. BTW, the original prototypes have been continuously updated to the electrical specs and will (if I can get them in the vehicle) be with me at LASF. This time there are vinyl and digital sources (Pro-ject and OPPO 83SE). If the opportunity occurs it would be interesting to see how some of the equipment plays on your speakers. As I recall they were rather efficient and a Poddwatt might make a good showing on them.
Seeing the title of the thread, yes the Forewatt is a really good first project. Not too complex and delivers a lot of bang, for the $$. You can build it in several "quality" levels. The top most ones are really sweet. For those out there who might want to do that please see the posting on the diyaudioprojects.com site. The plans for the 1.5 version are there. I'll be glad to answer questions on either site. Kits are available as well.... see the Oddwattaudio.com site or email sales@oddwattaudio.com for information.