I recently bought a Balanced Audio Technology (BAT) VK-33 preamp. It certainly has the tube sound I was looking for and offers very straight forward feature set that is a pleasure to work with. My system has never sounded so good. Their power supply is excellent. The volume control is superb. Retail is $7K and is a value at that price. Look into their line, it's really a wonderful brand with an excellent design concept, throughout. USA engineered and built. And yes, it weighs a hefty 38 lb, which is considerable for a preamp. The BAT build quality is excellent. Just my opinion on all stated above, of course.
Best Preamp round $8000
Was looking at picking up either a used Mcintosh C1100 or a used AR Ref 6.
Being offered both around 8000. A audiogon member said I should start a thread about this because he felt that both preamps are overated and he owned both at 1 time. Would love members thoughts. Also on a completely different preamp I was being offered the ML 526 at $10,000. Thanks
Being offered both around 8000. A audiogon member said I should start a thread about this because he felt that both preamps are overated and he owned both at 1 time. Would love members thoughts. Also on a completely different preamp I was being offered the ML 526 at $10,000. Thanks