BAT VK-200, Plinius SA100 MK3, or Levinson 27.5?

My system consists of: Marantz CD player, Krell truly balanced preamp, BAT VK-200, Tyler Taylo Reference speakers. The combo sounds smooth, excellent imaging, and much more musical with BAT VK-200 than Krell KAV250a. I replace the KRell with BAT.

I looked at a couple of used VK-200 amps after auditioning one with the Audio Physic Tempo IIIi speakers I just bought. It sounded really wonderful being driven by their VK-3i preamp. I currently listen to a 100 wpc MOSFET amp and like the MOSFET sound. But, I digress.

In checking with the folks at BAT, I found that the earlier VK-200's need an upgrade to their bias circuit or will sometimes shutdown during a heavy load. I know that S/N 274 needed it and S/N 371 came from the factory with it. And the upgrade is $500. So I will continue to shop for a VK-200, but only one that has a later S/N.

But I am surprised to hear the it will not drive a pair of Dynaudio 1.8 speakers. These are a quite moderate sized speaker. I can attest to the fact that the VK-200/VK-3i combo did a spectacular job on the Audio Physic Tempo IIIi at Sound by Singer. I spent several joyful hours listening before I decided to buy the Tempo IIIi speakers.

I have a 27.5. It is superb piece of equipment. Does dynamics and delicacy with equal aplomb. This is definitely a keeper. No problems at all with and you can still get it serviced by Madrigal. Come and join the Levinson family.