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| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers @atmasphere Thanks for your feedback on trying a tube preamp. A luxman tube pre has been on my crosshairs for a long time and will probably bring one in soon.As far as the C-1, I am not sure what you mean by: " Your Yamaha is outclassed by the amp... | |
| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers @jayrossi13 ,thanks for sharing!re: " I mostly listen at reasonable volumes (70 db to 80 db range) and find the music doesn’t have to be loud to sound good. "and re: " Which is "better" would be a matter of a coin toss. "I personally prefer finess... | |
| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers @zm , the preamp could be the culprit. I have not tried anything else other than the Yamaha C-1, but I probably should, to see how much influence the vfet preamp has on the "SIT-3 sound". | |
| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers @snopro , I share the same experience. "Detailed, smooth, airy" is how SIT-3 sounds to me too, with most emphasis on "airy". The "depth" of its sound image was most noticeable to me. | |
| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers Yes, SIT-3 likes linear and higher efficiency speakers. More important is what you use to drive it with, since SIT-3 has relatively low gain.There is lot of synergy between the SIT-3 and the Yamaha C-1 I drive it with. It sounds sublime in my setu... | |
| Yamaha Audio products from the past? vs. more current. @copalenik Ok, it might have sounded like BS until your last paragraph :)".... with all this Sh##.... in various rooms taking up A LOT of space. My Yamaha C1/B1 may or may not “sound” the best but.... that’s the system I find myself listening to t... | |
| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers @ericteh ,I now have a First Watt SIT-3 in my room right next to the other Vfet amps :)I concur that it has great finesse and yes, it is a low gain amplifier. The low gain is not a problem if you ran the SIT-3 with the proper preamp and efficient ... | |
| Sony TA-F7 vs Nakamichi CA/PA5 mkII @olefelsb, If you are interested in an expert that could service these fantastic amplifiers, the closet person to you, whom I am aware of, is located in Holland. If you are interested, send me a PM and I will pass you the contact information. As ... | |
| Vfet / SIT Amplifiers Pass Labs SIT amps are very appealing. @ericteh thanks for posting your impressions! The warm and full sound seem to be consistent across most vfet amps and the resemblance to the "tube sound" is not by coincidence since the SIT I-V curve charact... | |
| Sony TA-F7 vs Nakamichi CA/PA5 mkII hmm...no replies yet so I guess not so much love vor Vfet amps here ???perhaps, or perhaps the TA -F7 is so rare that no one heard it :) I never heard the TA-F7 either but I own two TA-N7s and a bunch of other Vfet separates. The TA-N7 and TA-F7 a... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? @atmasphere ,yes, some Tokin devices are still available but they are no longer manufactured (I have some NOS). The Tokin devices were manufactured for telecomunication and were never as linear as the Sony or Yamaha choices...or the original NECs ... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? @atmasphere , you are right on the money....yes, VFET is a SIT transistor.Tonkin (NEC), nor any other manufacturer make SIT devices today....not that I am aware of. @teo_audio I am having a hard time fallowing your message?? Linear, yes, SIT dev... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? @ mglik,does the amp you are looking for have to be brand new?If not, did you consider an older Vfet amplifier such as a Yamaha B-1 or a B-2? | |
| Why the truth is not in them ?? @cal91, Unless you lived under communism and had any personal experience with the amount of distrust within such a society, perhaps you should reserve the advice you are giving @millercarbon for yourself. | |
| Power Amplifier Longevity I have 40+ years old amps from Yamaha, Victor, Sony, in original condition that still rock. That said, it is risky business to use them in this condition without restoration service. |