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BAT at CES?
To me the main difference in sound between the RexPower and the VK-150SE's is the more free sound. I usually try not to make too many subjective statements, letting the customers speak instead, but in a few words it is a more dynamic and powerful ... 
BAT at CES?
Believe me, I wasn't expecting to change your opinion with just a few words... :) who knows, perhaps you will alter it after seeing and hearing them first hand. You made an interesting comment on REX preamp though... for in reality the RexPower de... 
BAT at CES?
:) I have to agree that we are not known for cosmetic extravaganza, but so far the reaction from people who have seen them live has been very positive - they look better in flesh than in snapshots. A bit too conservative? Perhaps. But today one ha... 
Someone can better BAT? Or not?
"Complete nonsense" is good characterization... paper in oil capacitors have life that is measured at least in decades.It is also incorrect to state that we no longer use Jensen capacitors - we use a LOT of them, just in some applications we use d... 
VK-31 or other BAT preamp upgrade
Just a comment on the SIX-PAK "life time" issue. The oil capacitors used in the SIX-PAK's really have no wear out mechanism, and their life time is extremely long - probably in decades, certainly not 5 or 7 years. However, some samples may have le...