silverfoxvtx1800

Hello Junx… I ended up with the First Watt Sit-4. 10 watts of Class A…really sounds great

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I just ordered the First Watt Sit-4 should get it in three days. The Pass Labs XA-25 amp sounds great with the Forte IVs and the Volti Razz should be interesting how the Sit-4 sounds with both…After my Primaluna problems I will never go tubes again so this will about as close as I will ever get to tube sound..

Yes they are in a different league then the Forte…it’s hard to describe more everything without being harsh…at first I would switch out the speaker cables Forte then the Razz being they sit next to each other and was easy with bananas…quit doing that because after a couple songs I would go back to the Razz…Not ever selling my Forte IVs they sound good in my home theater and with YouTube videos hooked to my A/V receiver..

I used the Primaluna EVO 400 pre and amp for a year with the Forte IVs, that didn’t go well..seemed a little harsh and lean. I tried a lot of different tubes from 1960s Mullards and much more, didn’t help. Now I am using the Pass Labs XA-25 and Pass XP-12 preamp, that sounds the best with my Forte IVs and the Volti Razz I have. When my Pass Labs dealer gets back to me going to try the First Watt Sit-4, and see what’s happens..

The best thing is to upgrade your Dac..to do that you will have to go over 10 grand or more..the streamer doesn’t do it…the best Dac for the money out there is the Playback Designs..MPD-8 there’s something wrong with Dacs that keep getting updates..otherwise they wouldn’t do it..…everything else you are considering is squirrel food for your brain..they want you to keep buying to feed the squirrel..

I almost bought the Carver tube gear, now much happier with the Pass Labs amp and preamp…Nelson Pass and Bob Carver were good friends…we all are getting old…lots of tube companies out there… ‘I had Primaluna gear amp,preamp, and Primaluna Dac…all was well at first then came the problems…so glad all that tube gear sold..and didn’t loose much cash…never going tubes again….