BAT 300i

Veery nicestuff but that amp is pricey.You can get a used VK3 pre for $1250 and a fantastic BAT 60 wpc tube(fine in mist sized rooms for your speakers) or a 100 awtt SS amp both for less than $2K.But that intergated will cost $4K.Phono section $500 more.And to do it up right $500 for regular tubes and $1000 for SET 6H30 "Super Tubes".Yea it'd be sweet.Nice warm line stage combined with the bass control of 150 wpc.But when I see a $4K VAC Avatar up here on Audiogon I'd say that with some NOS tubes would be the smart money.Or a seperate tube/pre combo used from BAT

True enough.But I forgot to mention th eremote is extra $500.Bat is tremendous gear fairly priced for how well it made/good it sounds.But given that you lose flexibility and you aren't going to find it (the intergrated) used my suggestion may make more sense.There are somer very good deals here.Then again I renctly has an offer by a dealer to sell me a $4500 list BAT 30SE for $3200.Preyy go deal.But my guess is these are hot off the presses and that kind of deall won't be so readily availible.Fully blow $6K is a lot for a Intergrated anybody would have to admit.Unless they have only been looking at something like Accuphase