$8000 budget on Pre-amp

looking for opinions on a pre-amp to mate with pass labs XA60.5 & Vienna Acoustics Mahler speakers. I have a budget of $8000 give or take $500.

Thank you in advance

bigiron204-09-2014 6:12pm

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guidocorona Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,298 posts 04-14-2014 at 03:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete SoraSound in Chicago carries VAC as well as Rowland. See the list of VAC dealers at: Guido http://www.vac-amps.com/pages/USdealers.html
dweller Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,781 posts 04-15-2014 at 03:56am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bigiron2: I use a BAT VK-300se and agree it's good stuff. Do you happen to know the vintage of the 6H30 tubes within? I've been pondering whether to spend the $300 apiece for the NOS military grade.
bigiron2 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7 posts 04-16-2014 at 02:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No Dweller, I'm sorry I do not
bar81 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 791 posts 04-16-2014 at 06:26am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Did you ever demo the KX-5? I'm interested to see if it's anything like the KX-R Twenty given that they both use the diamond output stage.
drubin Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,274 posts 04-16-2014 at 01:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Music First Baby Reference. Contact the US distributor and see about an in-home trial. Mind-blowingly good.

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