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Tannoy or Volti

I have a friend who has the Tannoy Prestige GRF 90 for sale he is moving out of the country for half price, he paid $29000 in around 2020 not made in China. I am upgrading my Forte IVs, I am also considering the Volti audio Lucera…anyone that has heard the Tannoy and any other suggestions which will be better would be appreciated….I have a few first watt amps and several tube amps…plus Jeff Rowland and Pass Labs amps..

charles007100
earthbound
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So, you are loving your new set up. What’s your favorite part so far?

charles007100 OP
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I love my whole set up every piece. Pass Labs XP-12 preamp, First Watt Sit-4, the streamer is very special the Magna HiFi Mano Ultra MkIII with a separate Farad power supply. You can change the software at anytime through a hole on the bottom of the streamer with a mini usb, I am using Ropieee XL  software, the streamer comes from the Netherlands, it was the final piece of the puzzle when it come to the gear and has I2S that goes into my Denafrips Venus dac. Then the Lucera arrived, everything is firing on all cylinders….one piece leaves everything will fall apart..

earthbound
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Great to hear. Streamer upgrade will be next for sure. Will start thinking about that in the new year. Wonderful set up. Love hearing an audio veteran who loves a new set up. Congratulations. Enjoy the music!

earthbound
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Charles. I’m going to order this week but just kind of sorting out my wants and what each brings. Since you’ve had low powered tube amps as well. How does the Sit-4 sound power wise and bass control wise. Is it an improvement over the low powered tube amps? I just don’t want to end up with what I have now with just a sound change. On the flip side, I don’t want too much power where I will only be listening from 4-12 out 47 on the dial. Not sure that’s good. Anyway, I don’t need you to make my decision,  just wondering if the Sit -4 sounds more powerful and has greater bass control at louder volumes. Thanks 

charles007100 OP
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@earthbound 

Kevin the guy I bought the Lucera from had Alan Eaton monos playing the Lucera when I got there, they sounded really good, he played a big variety of music. I brought the Sit-4 , we hooked it up took a walk around his place  while it warmed up, started off in order with the same songs, it was night and day better, bigger, bolder more bass …Kevin is very intense, smart is a understatement, he has had a lot of low powered tube amps on the Lucera, and said out of the 50 or so solid state and tube amps over the years the Sit-4 is the best and wants one really bad for his Joseph Crowe 2087 speaker system. On my Pass Labs preamp 50 on the volume selector is perfect if you want sorta loud, I usually run in the 40s somewhere…

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