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Get your First Watt SIT-3 now?

I am just saying this because I found it very interesting.  I just purchased (ordered) a new First Watt SIT-3.  I was hoping to save to upgrade my speakers but love my F7 and read so many great reviews on the SIT-3 that I thought, 'with only 250 being made, maybe I should pull the trigger'.
Well, looks like the right choice.  I trust my dealer, he has always been fair and truthful.  Anyway, he said when he contacted Pass, he was told I got the last one they are producing.  I had already paid for the Amp.  I heard they were making 250 only anyway, but mine is reportedly number 107.  What about the other 143?  Is it numbered in an odd way?  none of that matters.  
I only write this because if it is true and you are seriously looking at getting one, I would jump on it before it is no longer possible.
dseltz
keeferdog
50 posts
 
My first post here dseltz. Some First Watt thoughts. I recently got to demo a First Watt F7 for one week in my home system, from my local dealer. I have a pair of Focal 807 V W Prestige bookshelves. The amp it replaced for the week was an Emotiva  A 300 (150w). The Emotiva is approximately a 28db gain amp vs the F7’s 14db I’d gain. Class A vs AB. All I can say is WOW. I was impressed. The synergy with the First Watt and the Focals produced a smoother,almost tube like tone. I found myself enjoying longer and non-fatiguing listening sessions.I struggled with the idea of giving back the First Watt to my dealer. 3k vs $400. The Emotiva is OK for a 150w stand alone amplifier. A bit forward sounding for the Al/Mag tweets. I did have to disconnect and remove the two noisy, cheap and unnecessary heat sink fans. The amp runs very cool. The First Watt? Um- a nice added source of heat for the man-cave, the week I enjoyed it. Enjoy the new amp and hope to join the First Watt/Pass club soon! 
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tubehead120
30 posts
 
So where do you get this "sort of kit"?
psioni
10 posts
 
I also have just taken delivery of a SIT-3. I think this must be from the second production batch. 

Halfway through the break-in now and sounds great. 
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twoleftears
5,313 posts
 
Although I'm largely skeptical of Stereophile reviews, it would be worth looking at the recent SIT-3 review, which also includes comments on the XA25.
teo_audio
2,197 posts
 
There is no reason to be skeptical of Stereophile reviews.

You hear some of the stuff they hear... and using this, you can correlate what the reviewer says... to what you feel you have heard.

Simple enough.

That is all the review is for. They tell you this repeatedly, in print, at every opportunity.

the next rule is that there can be no bad reviews in print, for any magazine, be it paper or web based.

To do so is to go out of business. So they look to only review gear they know they will like. Negative reviews cannot be tolerated by the magazine or the entire collective group of all audio manufacturers.

Any scenario which is opposite to this, would end much of the audio business that exists today. A lot of your choice in gear...would disappear. End. Nothing would move forward and no one would be making anything.

It’s a simple obvious logic.

Due to this problem, Stereophile additionally goes out of their way to say that ’just because it has not been reviewed, does not mean it is a bad choice’.
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