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Black Widow [Update] - Second round official, 100 amps total, single chassis

Discussion in 'Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units' started by purr1n, Oct 5, 2015.

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  1. BleaK

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    Damn that looks good!
     
    BleaK, Mar 16, 2016
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  2. JK47

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    How about the "Eddie Current" font in red or the logo, not both. Just one or the other to add a touch of contrast?

    Chassis and finish looks killer, like a heavy duty industrial grade amp for the ages.
     
    JK47, Mar 16, 2016
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  3. JoshMorr

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    I like the black / white look. Manly, rugged, tough. Just how I prefer my women.
     
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  4. No_One411

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    Can you change the font of "Black Widow?" :D

    I didn't notice how bad the font itself was until @zerodeefex mentioned it.
     
    No_One411, Mar 16, 2016
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  5. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    Long story... that was not the original design from me. Oh well. Call up Craig and bitch and tell him his font sucks.
     
    purr1n, Mar 16, 2016
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  6. BleaK

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    Yeah when pointed out the font and the placement of "Black widow" seem a bit off...
     
    BleaK, Mar 16, 2016
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  7. zerodeefex

    zerodeefex SBAF's Imelda Marcos

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    I ruined sales.

    Actually, I complained because the 1% of people who would actually NOT buy because of this are probably going to be whiney customers over time. It was a secret vetting process that I came up with all on my own.

    Let's see if anyone believes I'm that devious.
     
    zerodeefex, Mar 16, 2016
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    That "Black Widow" font... Helvetica medium?

    [​IMG]
     
    RiddleyWalker, Mar 16, 2016
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    Can we have a PIC of the inside please :D
     
    Rthomas, Mar 16, 2016
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  10. joeexp

    joeexp Don't ship this man FD-X1 ever

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    Arial!

    I like this classy Windows Font! Enhances the utilitarian look and feel.
     
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    Guys it's a font. Paint it black.
     
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    You can have it italicized and underlined for an extra $200!

    [​IMG]
     
    FlySweep, Mar 16, 2016
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    Perhaps somebody can develop a SuperDuFont Resonator
     
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    Nah, it's just easy to make fun of because it's so ridiculous and so easy to avoid.
     
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    I've never seen the font or color schematic on an a piece of equipment be debated before. No offence, but I rarely look at my amp. In fact I rarely touch my amps, but turn off and on and adjust volume. Are we hyper scrutinizing an amp with pre buzz jitters?

    I for one look forward to the comments on how it sounds. Questions I am interested in: Does it sound compared to the two piece original? Which headphones will it have a natural synergy with?
     
    JoshMorr, Mar 16, 2016
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    Interesting. I like the idea of and "Eddie Stack" and that the new BW chassis can be stacked with the Schiit Gungnir. Though new chassis needs an Eddie Current badge to complete the design. The big question for me, is if I should order the BW or ZDS tomorrow.
     
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    Looks awesome. Font is lols.
     
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    So that's what a font is?
     
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    songmic Gear cycler East Asia edition

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    As much as I love the BW and have been raving about how f'ing' awesome the BW1 sounded, I gotta admit, the final production version of BW2 is a bit of a letdown. No doubt it should sound good if not better than the BW1, but I definitely prefer the aesthetics and form factor of the BW1 and would pick it over BW2 if there is not much difference in sound. It looks like it shares some of the DNA with Studio's design: an additional front plate, flip power switch and Arial font. I prefer the more classic font found in Zana Deux and Balancing Act.

    Still, it doesn't change the fact that it is the best SS headphone amp I've heard to date.
     
    songmic, Mar 16, 2016
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    I think this would look nicer IMO (30 seconds later in Photoshop, too lazy to align the text properly), then again when I was doing design I was always biased toward more minimal styles. Just my 2c

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