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Forte 1A or Threshold 400A

Hi.  I changed my speakers and I sold my McCormack DeLuxe because the original board inside this amp was not safe for long term use.
As I now use speakers which have a sensitivity of 90 db/1W/1M, I have the choice of many amps available on the used market here. Forte 1A which needs new power supply caps, Threshold 400A which is fully rebuilt by a professional. The forte as is don't play at his best (it lacks definition) but I think that if properly upgraded it has some potential. The 400A price is 3 times the price of the Forte. I could also have a Classe Twenty five but I don't need 250W/C.  Do someone have some experience with some of these amps ?
legarem
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tomic601
12,914 posts
 
Long ago I had a 400 a driving some KEF 104ab with a CJ tube preamp...great sound.
luxmancl38
580 posts
 
I would look at a Forte 4A. 50 WPC Class A amp. I had one for years. Wish I never sold it.
legarem OP
20 posts
 
I heard great things about the Forte 4A. Nelson Pass doesn't seems to be in love with BJ1T outputs of these amps.

wolf_garcia
6,708 posts
 
I owned a Forte "55" that was and, likely for the guy who bought it from me, still is, a GREAT amp...I was told it was the last of the line and didn't use the IGBT transistors...still...nice...
teajay
1,691 posts
 
I have in-house right now a recapped Threshold 400A that is a wonderful warm, meat-on-the-bones imaging, and powerhouse that drives any of my speakers with ease.  Yes, its timbres and overall smoothness are tube like, much more so then the Forte 4A.

I would go for the Threshold 400A for the reasons I stated.
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