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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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darkmoebius
900 posts
 
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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johnk
1,973 posts
 
Having heard both same system same day owned the f3. I would say F3 is the better performer I just couldnt get behind the red wine 30.2. Still as far as small SS amps go my YBA was a step up over the f3. Still enjoyed my time with f1- f3 f5. Nice amps.
kentchai
32 posts
 
Which YBA were you refering to?
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