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First Watt F3 or Red Wine Audio 30.2

Hello,
I'm looking for a new amp. Everything seems to point me in the direction of the First Watt F3 or the Red Wine Audio 30.2.
I have Devore Super Gibbon 8's in a small-medium sized room. I listen to mostly rock/metal, electronic, funk and jazz. I'm more interested in (real world) bass groove, and percussion/drums than female vocals. Above all I want all my cd's to be listenable, not just the well recorded ones.
Thanks,
Glen.
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samzx12
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I think Stingreen needs some female companionship...lol ;)
peterayer
1,382 posts
 
G_goodwin,
Have you read the FirstWatt reviews on 6moons.com? There is a lot of history and it makes for a very interesting read. I have Pass electronis, have great respect for Nelson Pass, and I think you would be very pleased with either the F3 or F5, though I haven't heard either. I do own an Aleph 3 and consider it a great deal on the used market.
jaybo
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g goodwin...sounds like you know whats what...
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mikedimitrov
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I'v just heard Almarro monoblocks with Red Wine preamp and it was really something special.I am now going to investigate how Red Wine amp is sounding and I think it's going to be very good,especialy their monoblocks 70.2
darkmoebius
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Why are you evaluating these amps? There are so many great name brand amps..these guys may be out of business in this economy at any time.
Get real, Pass Labs has been around since '91 and this isn't the first recession Nelson's seen seen.

Hell, his first company in '71, Threshold Audio, is still going strong almost 40 years later.
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