Has anybody got any close up shots of the f2-b they could send me?

What part of the F-2B are you intereseted in Sharky?
 
Regards,
 
Peter Jonas

Front and back panel thanks Peter.
 
(Message edited by sharkey on February 05, 2004)

Here Are the photos Sharkey. Hope they are what you want.

Oops, sorry I've doubled up on the back.
 

Thanks for that Peter just what i wanted.

Nice to see the insides of the mysterious black box!
 
Peter, I presume that was you who put the schematic on the inside?
 
Your photos are better than the tiny ones on the Alembic main website (hint, hint). Alembic should scan the nice F1X/F2B/SF2 brochure from a few years back and put it on their site.
 
Interesting tube shields - are they stock from the factory? I have heard the black IEC finned style - used by the US military - is good for heat transfer and shielding.  
 
Nice, neat wiring, and the transformer is well away from the signal path.
 
Now how much of a handicap is it to have the power switch on the rear, rather than on the front where you can reach it while rackmounted?
 
EffClef

If it's plugged into a power conditioner mounted in the same rack, none at all.

The preamp is all stock (in fact it is brand new), it comes complete with the schemantic on the inside. Mind you it's not a very legible print at all. As you can see, all Alembic stuff is built to a very high standard. The F-1X is another exemplary piece of equipment:

 
By the way the remark about the power conditioner is quite true. I use one too.

The F-1X from the back.

Or the SF-2, which does not have its own built in mains power supply. It runs from a plug pack.