Audio Research VM 220 versus the VT200

Anyone have experience with both of these amps? I know the original VT used all tube drivers and the later models used transistor drivers which changed the sound and the VM is the later amp but how do they compare sound wise?

rminsf07-08-2012 7:46pm

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hifigeek1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 770 posts 12-20-2012 at 07:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's an good amp. A bit of a dinosaur at this point and way too large and heavy. Also they mount the 6550's horizontally which is never a good idea. Over time as the tubes get loose. The front end is similar to the VT100 MkII and MKII so setting it up is a royal pain. My customer uses this with a Ref5 and a newer REF phono but I don't remember the model number.
hifigeek1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 770 posts 12-18-2012 at 06:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I just got done repairing a VT200. It's a brute. You were wise to go to the mono blocks although I don't know if the VM220's are on the ARC list of amps that can use the KT120's. If they are, good choice, if not, good luck.

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