I had VT100 MKIII and recently upgraded to the VPA's. NO COMPARISON! As diferent to safe-sex and..... The VPA's will breath life to your recordings....recreates the recording sound space. Was just listening to a CD I hadn't heard for years (SINEAD O"CONNER)think I will need bryl-creme next time to keep the hairs from climbing up the back of my neck. There are some good deals used. I bought used on the ...GON, was so impressed that I exchanged for new at full price!
New tube amp for ML Prodigy CAT, VTL, ARC????
I am thinking of moving on from my ARC VT200 to another tube amp. Can anyone offer advise here? Some that I am considering are the BAT VK150, VTL 450's, CAT JL2, or maybe if I stretch a used pair of ARC Ref300's. I would love to include the Lamm ML1.1 (90 watts??) or the Nagra VPA's but am afraid they wouldn't drive my speakers very well.
Can anyone compare any of the above amps with what I am currently using to give some insight as to what might be gained with such a move? Should I just stand pat, as I think the VT200 sounds pretty darn good? Or, would there be a tremendous jump in performance? I would prefer to stay all balanced but am very limited when I add this into the mix. I like all kinds of music including loud R&R from time to time.
BTW, reliability and a company's track record are considerations.
Thanks for your help
Chris
Can anyone compare any of the above amps with what I am currently using to give some insight as to what might be gained with such a move? Should I just stand pat, as I think the VT200 sounds pretty darn good? Or, would there be a tremendous jump in performance? I would prefer to stay all balanced but am very limited when I add this into the mix. I like all kinds of music including loud R&R from time to time.
BTW, reliability and a company's track record are considerations.
Thanks for your help
Chris