Forte Audio Amp Model 4a

slizax
slizax Posts: 2
edited August 2010 in 2 Channel Audio
I'm looking to buy a Forte Audio Amplfier Model 4a. My question is... Whats the difference between the model 4 and the model 4a? Also what is the value of each amp... what the price range people sell them at? Thank you for any info..
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited June 2010
    How about doing a Google search?

    The 4a has balanced inputs the 4 does not. They also use IGBT's which are not the best for audio use and impossible to find if you need repairs. Used probably in the $450-550 range.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53925
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  • slizax
    slizax Posts: 2
    edited June 2010
    Been searching on google and can't find any recent info
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    They also use IGBT's which are not the best for audio use and impossible to find if you need repairs.

    I also heard this when I owned my Forte 1A, which uses FETs. However, the other half of the reading I did was not only the IGBTs are impossible to find, but that the writer had never heard of one having to be replaced on one of those amps. They do have rare parts, but seem to be bullet proof so far.

    XLR on a Forte is a sweet connection on a great amp.
    Jake
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited June 2010
    I would take a 1A over a 4A any day.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2010
    Agreed as 50wpc class A is pretty sweet; but XLR would have been nice. :)
    Jake
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  • wildgoose1967
    wildgoose1967 Posts: 1
    edited August 2010
    slizax
    I have a Forte 1A that I would be willing to part with. I would like to get it checked out before I set a price. It is one of the nicest amps IMO, 50 watts of pure class A power. I will be happy to send you some pics and we can start from there.
    Scott
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2010
    wildgoose1967 wrote: »
    slizax
    I have a Forte 1A that I would be willing to part with. I would like to get it checked out before I set a price. It is one of the nicest amps IMO, 50 watts of pure class A power. I will be happy to send you some pics and we can start from there.
    Scott

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