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JFT Class-A Transistor Colour

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JFT Class-A Transistor ColourThick, musical saturation that shines on any source. Part of the magic of vintage solid state gear is that, because transistors were expensive, they used as few as possible, so each one had to work harder. And when transistors are pushed to their limits, they begin to distort in beautiful ways. The JFT Colour is designed by this philosophy: choose great sounding transistors and then make them work very hard. The JFT employs two class A saturation

Thick, musical saturation that shines on any source.

Part of the magic of vintage solid-state gear is that, because transistors were expensive, they used as few as possible, so each one had to work harder. And when transistors are pushed to their limits, they begin to distort in beautiful ways. The JFT Colour is designed by this philosophy: choose great-sounding transistors and then make them work very hard.

The JFT employs two class-A saturation stages to create a complex, layered character. In the first stage, a NOS JFET generates asymmetrical distortion, clipping the bottom of the waveform but not the top. This type of saturation, which is associated with triode tubes, thickens and warms up the signal while maintaining its integrity. In the second stage, five transistors form a primitive discrete opamp which operates just on the verge of instability. This stage applies a subtle layer of harmonics which give the Colour a “finished” sound.

MKII Improvements

In 2019 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Colour Format, we redesigned the first three Colours, the 15IPS, CTX, and JFT, to use only discrete, class-A transistor circuitry. You could think of this as the opposite of an update—we’ve reversed the technology of the Colours back to the late 60’s. The result is an authentic vintage character that’s more nuanced and refined.

Features

  • Discrete, class-A saturation circuitry
  • NOS 2SK170 transistor for musical, tube-like harmonics
  • Compatible with the Colour format
  • Blue PCB
  • Full, step-by-step assembly instructions and guaranteed support
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Lovely watch i like it a lot i usually never wear watches but this one is exceptional classy and luxurious at a good price. Packaging it also pretty neat comes with instructions and additional wrist pieces for preferred sizing. The best part is the gold color and the ability to be able to tell the Date day and number how cool can't get better than that. Watch feels comfortable and i always see people starring and complimenting. Overall extremely happy purchased over 1 year ago still looking amazing gold dip hasn't rubbed off that much.
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The hands and markers are not luminous. I wish the case size was 48mm. But a very nice watch by Nixon.
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Chewy
Boise, US
★★★★★ 5
Great Watch.
Color: Blue Sunray
The watch is overall great. Comes in great packaging and very easy to resize.Tells time pretty accurately once you wind it perfectly. Almost all scratches and scuffs are shown but I would bet that once you buff them out with a polishing rag itll look as good as new. The best feature for me is the glow in the hard hands. I have seen newer models that light up the entire head but since this is an older model, the glow in the dark arms will do. Perfect for a gift, the quality is great!
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Jodi Campbell
San Leandro, US
★★★★★ 5
beautiful watch
Color: Silver / Turquoise
I bought this for my husband for 25th anniversary. He loves it. It is stunning on.
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