@silverfoxvtx1800 , Can you tell us about your system components, room, and listening preferences?
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@silverfoxvtx1800 , Thanks for telling us about your system. The Forte IV is a pretty great speaker. Before I would move on and conclude it's not your taste, I'd try a different front end amp and possibly source. Like @mrmojo above, I have tried Fortes and Cornwall IVs with Primaluna and Elekit 300b amongst others. I think you may owe it to yourself to try different amps. One combination I had that was sublime was using a Schitt Freya in front of the Elekit or a Carver Crimson 275. I'm a bit of a tube head, BUT, I was shocked to hear how good the CWIVs sounded with a Marantz KI Ruby integrated. How loud do you like to listen/drive? If you don't listen very loud, SET amps can be spellbinding. Yet, tossing a good hunk of power at such efficient speakers can sometimes be unnecessary, not better, or other times amazing. It just depends. I would play around with stuff. But that's just me. In today's world, you can go out and scoop up something just to try it. |
OP, thanks for giving us more information. I am on the side that thinks you should be able to rectify the situation. I’ve powered Forte IIIs and CWIVs with many different amps. They are sensitive to amp pairing and source. The Naim pairing sticks out to me yet I have been surprised at pairings. I loved the IIIs with tubes. Surprisingly they can sound killer with SS too.
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OP, Here are my old Forte IIIs paired with tubes in a nearly empty music room (before decoration a few years back).
i think pairing is key. I sold that PL integrated when I didn’t prefer it with other speakers-after the Forte IIIs were gone too. |