How Long Should a First Watt SIT3 Last ?


I'm fairly certain my Quicksilver Monos are kaput. Im thinking maybe I don't want to mess with the troubles and uncertainties of  tubes. Im considering getting a used SIT3, but how long should they Last considering the internals are no long available if I encounter a problem?

Thank you,

 

TD

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I did call Mike,  and sent an email to boot. :-)

Thanks

 

It would be nice to get it looked at locally. Shipping is such a pain, but I will send them after I talk to him unless I find a local guy.

I had major trouble with a Primaluna amp blowing fuses and tubes shorting out so I sold it and now have a trouble free Pass Labs XA-25 amp and Pass preamp…sounds better then the Primaluna

Tony, do you have a backup amplifier to listen through in the meantime? I am glad you have the H IVs on stands, they are tighter and more open this way (my experience is the same with the series 1, 2 & 3). My tech is Kris Rhoades...Fine Tuned Audio in Orlando, Florida. Also, his partner, John Mintzer, in Tucson Arizona. They do great work, specializing in tubes. My best, MrD

Don't buy that First Watt without hearing it. I owned the Quicksilver monos, and had trouble with them also, besides being lukewarm on the sound, but I also had a First Watt 7, and it sounded nothing like the Quicksilvers. I understand that the SIT 3 is different but try to hear one first.