Well, well, well. I have flogged my Fosgate Signature. It now has a new and happy owner. I think I should say why I have sold it.
At the time I bought it I had a solid state pre-amp and a solid state power amp. The sound of the tubes in the phono stage was just fabulous. However, I upgraded my pre-amp to a tube based unit from Ayon Audio. It is based on 6H30 tubes which do have a very strong tube flavor. Some will say you can't have too many tubes - phono - pre - power. But for me I like tubes 'somewhere' in the system, not everywhere.
So the reason I sold it, is not due to anything I dislike about it and I would still endorse a Fosgate Signature to anyone.
One of the sad things about the Fosgate in my situation was that due to the local geography of my listening room I could not have it out on display. To my eyes (not to mention ears) it is audio jewelry. I like the look of tubes and the Fossie in particular is quite a head-turner. Even my spouse liked the look of it.
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