No one is posting on this. Where are you all?
Audio Research LS-16 vs. BAT VK-30
Both these preamps are well respected. Has anyone been able to compare these two units?
One thing that bothers me about Audio Research preamps is that you get a 12 lb. unit with a single transformer, whereas with BAT and others, you get a much more substantial and expensively built piece. With my SFL-2, I have been spoiled.....two chassis weighing 70 pds. Certainly Sonic Frontiers went further than anyone in giving expensive, elaborate design and execution.
One thing that bothers me about Audio Research preamps is that you get a 12 lb. unit with a single transformer, whereas with BAT and others, you get a much more substantial and expensively built piece. With my SFL-2, I have been spoiled.....two chassis weighing 70 pds. Certainly Sonic Frontiers went further than anyone in giving expensive, elaborate design and execution.