Opinions: AR VT100 mkIII and BAT BK75SE amplifiers

I'd like hear opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of these amps. Also, any others I should audition/consider that would fit into the Gon used price range of these 2? Thanks!

rja11-30-2004 5:15am

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semi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 649 posts 05-09-2005 at 07:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 2nd Tuboo. I am using 75SE now and had VT-100 III for a few weeks. A couple friends came by and all agreed with the assesment, 75SE is head and shoulder better in every area except bass quantity (not quality). You also have the option to bridge 75SE to 150SE in the future. 6C33 is very tough, will not blow and damage your speaker which is a big bonus. ARC VT-100, at least on the older version, will damage your speaker when tube blows. Draw back is it's difficult to get high quality 6SN7 in quantity.
semi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 649 posts 05-10-2005 at 07:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Guess that's one area they improved on the VK-75, fuse blow instead of resistor and/or capacitor. Mine had a bad tube that would blow fuse when push hard, worked like a charm.

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