I’ve owned all types of Bat gear over 27 years. They’ve produced a lot of great products over that time. I’ve never been happier than with Bat gear. And their resell market is exceptionally strong. So buy it right and you’ve zero risk. Come to think about it I owned a VK31SE at one time. These products are extremely reliable. I owned VK1000 monoblocks, and also mated them with a VK40 preamplifier. It’s simply exceptional gear.
Choosing between 2 preamps
Hello
I have narrowed down my search to 2 preamps that comes in my budget.
BAT VK-31se
Atma Sphere MP 3 with phono stage(not sure which mk i sent a mail to Ralph)
Both around 2200-2300 dollars.
The BAT Capacitors have been changed to Audience Auricap, instead of 6 each side there are 2 of 10.0mfd 400vdc.
both sounds good, I heard the Atmasphere with my power and B&W 802 diamond, sound was pretty anemic , but i think my power couldn’t drive the speaker properly (AUDIO RESEARCH REF75se)
between both of them because I didnt listen side by side I cant really tell, also difference in all other gear except my Power amp.
I would be happy to get suggestions regarding it. Thank you