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First Watt

First Watt

Сайт:https://www.firstwatt.com/

Год основания: 1998

First Watt is an American manufacturer of minimalist, low-power solid-state amplifiers founded by Nelson Pass, the celebrated amplifier designer behind Pass Labs, building experimental, deliberately simple amplifier circuits as a creative side project distinct from his flagship Pass Labs work.

Range & what it's known for

The catalog spans a series of distinctive, typically single-ended, low-feedback amplifier designs, each often exploring a specific circuit-topology idea Pass wanted to investigate outside the more commercially conventional constraints of his main Pass Labs product line, resulting in amplifiers with deliberately modest power output but a devoted following among listeners running high-sensitivity loudspeakers.

Who owns it and where it's made

First Watt operates under Nelson Pass's continued personal design direction, with manufacturing handled domestically in the United States alongside Pass Labs's broader operation.

The lineup in this catalog

Power amplifiers. Prices span roughly 3,000 to 10,000 dollars across the current range.

Who it's for

First Watt suits buyers specifically running high-sensitivity loudspeakers who want experimental, low-power amplifier circuits directly from Nelson Pass's own creative design explorations, distinct from his more commercially mainstream Pass Labs product line.