BAT or ARC


i have 2 preamps- bat vk50se and arc ls25mk11. i want to sell one of them. im leaning toward keeping the arc. it seems to have more resolution and a better top end. however ive heard that the upgrade of the bat to vk-51se is a vast improvement. anyone else have any listening experinces between these 3 preamps. my power amp is plinius 250 mk 4 and speakers are SF extremas. it just seems in my system the arc is a little more detailed and not as warm as the bat.
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I just did a 50se to 51se update. Wow. It's real big. Much much better resolution, much deeper bass, tighter bass, more depth, airier-sweeter top end. I loved my 50se, but this is a steal for $1300. Takes about 2 weeks to breakin.

This looses the slight darkness the 50se had. In the end it's a system matching thing, however, I think the 51se competes with the ARC Ref not your ls25.