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TACT 2.2X As Preamp? Or Run Thru BAT?

I am considering acquiring a TACT 2.2x to tame some heavy duty anomalies in my new room. Ideally, I would sell my BAT preamp to offset the cost of the TACT and use the latter for room correction and preamplification. Would appreciate any perspective on this unit (with d/A module) as a preamp. Or should I keep the BAT and use the TACT only as an RCS device? Though the latter would preseve all the right things the BAT does, I'm not sure its even feasible for one, and it does mean more connections and components in the signal path.....
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This is going to be a try and hear answer I think. Your bat vk5i is a awesome preamp. I'd have to think that taking the tube pre out of the mix is going to give you a different sound. If you really have some serious room issues it might tonally sound better, but I wonder if the bat preamp will help with soundstage, air, depth etc.

Also, I'm not a fan of digital volume controls, ok at higher levels, but not lower. Just my experience here.

Could you use tubetraps or something to tame the room instead?
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