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| Tubes for BAT VK-D5 Try the Seimans 7308 if you are looking for warmer than the 6922 but still neutral. Or for extremely warm try the Amperex 7308. Both very tough to find.Good Luck! | |
| Preamp for BAT VK-60 s and ML Requests I totally agree with Jkphoto. The BAT VK-50SE is the perfect match. Dead quiet with a huge soundstage and great tonality. | |
| WHICH GIVE YOU MORE LIFELIKE SOUND I like the Watt Puppy 6's better than both for stage and coherence. The Revels are nice but left me cold when I listened to them and the Kharma did not seem to have the dynamics of the Watt Puppies. You may also want to wait for the knew Nearfield... | |
| Audio Research comparison There is no comparison. The newest versions which use the "super tube", are in a different league. Sonically they are much more accurate, much quieter and much faster.The difference is even bigger in the preamps, when it comes to the REF2 and the ... | |
| Maggies and subwoofers The Rel is a nice less expensive solution. I thought the 3.6s sounded great with the REL sub. | |
| SS versus Tubes Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and findings with us. I found it very interesting reading.I am a tube "guy" wanting to find a solid state product I can live with. I have yet to find that product. I have tried, and like an infa... | |
| Best Sax Jazz Coltrane & Adderley in Chicago. | |
| tube replacement for bat vk60 I would not recommend rolling tubes with the BATs. Call BAT and order through them. They give the best tube warranty I know of and do not bullshit. If I am not mistaken, their prices are not out of line. | |
| Compar Wilson Watt P 6.1 or Revel Salon I auditioned both for quite a while and found the Wilson Watt Puppy 6s to be much more detailed, with better imagery, transparency and soundstage. I tought the Salons produced deeper bass but was very cold and sterile sounding in comparison to the... | |
| Replacing my preamp??? I think it is going to be extremely difficult to find anything that comes close to the VK-3i for the money you are looking to spend.I am also quite interested as to what is missing for you with the BAT. | |
| Bi-Wire or Double Run of Single Wire ??? Ditto! | |
| rogue 66 vs vtl 2.5 linestage I cannot tell you about the Rogue, but I would avoid the VTL. Preamplifiers are something the Manley's have never gotten right. | |
| Best Buy Preamp SF 3SE or BAT50SE I tried the SF and the synergy with my equipment was not there. I have found the BAT VK-50SE to be absolutely wonderful. Incredibly quiet, even by solid state standards, with great detail and very deep soundstage. It is also wonderfully musical.I ... | |
| ARC tubes v. other tubes With the ARC VT100 MK3, you will have to buy 6550 tubes in matched pairs. You should buy them from the Tube Store or Kevin Deal for 50% of what ARC charges. Some people I know have tried other tubes such as the KT88s but end up back with the 6550s... | |
| Best Tube Amp under 10K? I totally agree with Drrasta, the BAT VK-75SE is terrific. The other amps you may want to consider if the KEF's do not have a severe impedance drop are the Atma-sphere MA1 MKII.2 monoblocks. They are amazing as well. |