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BAT or Levinson
If you like what you have and have the itch to upgrade why not get a VK-75 or VK-75se? 
pre jef rowland or bat 50 SE
Do you want tubes or don't you? they are both highly regarded preamps and I think it boil down to synergy between what other components are in your system. 
Does your BAT?
Have you tried floating the ground? is it coming from both channels? If its only one channel it is either a tube or capicitor, if its both channels I would put money on it being something VERY simple to fix-i.e. new/different cables or floating th... 
MERLIN OWNERS: Need Suggestions on Amps/Preamps
Do you have the model that was designed to work with Solid state or the model designed to work with tube amps? I know he offers both. 
2 channel system?
I third or fourth the source recommendation, what's lost(or not read) can not be recovered down stream. Buy the best source you can this way there is no guessing about what the recording is suppose to sound like. For a while(recently) I was runnin... 
Speaker match for 75 watt Tenor amps
Kana813- Very true a miata may very well offer more of a thrill for the money- those are amazingly fun little cars, for the money to fun ratio they can't be beat when the sun is up :) 
Speaker match for 75 watt Tenor amps
Kana813- With all due respect I don't believe any of the speakers mentioned in this threat are "poorly designed", they all do somethings better, and I have never heard a speaker do EVERYTHING right so there are comprimises to make- that's life. Bu... 
Albertporter only needs 50
I just bought mine too, guess I am out- bummer! 
Balanced Audio VK-200....
Banksfriend- Thanks for the encouragement, I wasn't doubtful in the combo but it is always nice to here someone else enjoying something very similar to me(the only difference is I will be using 3.6). 
Looking for the best audio porn
Damn I thought I was going to be able to show off from my old "business" this subject title is very misleading...... But any way I would have to nominate Bwhite for being the audio-porn king, he has more pictures of cool gear then any one else I k... 
Seeking opinions an Acurus ACT-3 w/ & w/o ABM
I had a model with out the ABM and fealt it lacked nothing, it still had tons of bass adjustments or configurations(as they put it in the manual) to the best of my knowledge(which isn't much) I believe the ABM's main advantage is it allows you to ... 
Balanced Audio VK-200....
John- I wouldn't have done it if my speakers didn't need gobbs of power, I went from a pair of Avalons to a pair of Magnepans and the VK-60 just simply won't hack it. I would love to get a pair of Wolcotts, how ever right now I am saving for a new... 
Balanced Audio VK-200....
I will be able to let you know in less then a week, I previously had a VK-60 and have a VK-500(w/bat pak) on the way to me. The ole waiting game :) 
sacd vs xrcd
So sony can have a new product which holds a new patent and better protection for them. Also they get to sell the consumers(you and I) a whole new format of players and software incidentally available from sony- though not exclusively from sony(ev... 
Hubbel v Virtual Dynamics v FIM v Purist v Jena
Jena labs can be purchased either direct at www.jenalabs.com or through www.chambersaudio.com both are a pleasure to deal with and I am pretty sure will offer an in home trial.