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| tube preamp with satisfying low end? Hello Sibelius and Bob, I can highly recommend the BAT 5i. I truly believe it will give you what you are looking for. Then down the road when you have the extra cash you can have BAT upgrade it to the "SE" status. The people at BAT are wonderful a... | |
| Avalon Opus vs. Verity Parsifal Encore Hello Linkster, I don't know if this is going to help. Four years ago I had my dealer bring both the orginal Parsifal and the Radian HC to my house. The Parsifal had the advantage of being the easier of the 2 speakers to drive. My amp at that time... | |
| absolute best component you ever owned Eidolons!!! It will be a long time coming before these beauties are replaced. All the best, Tom | |
| Best Pre-amp under 7k Hello Jadis, I can highly recommend the BAT-VK50se. Good luck, Tom | |
| Levinson DAC s Hi Usblues, I took the same path as Mgottlieb. The 36 has a nice balance of sonic virtues that sound just right. I made the upgrade to the 360s when they first offered it and the 360s took a great leap in performance over the 36 in ever way and ke... | |
| pre-amp opinions Hello Mes, If you get a chance listen to the BAT50se. If I'm not mistaken, I believe you have the same speakers as me. (Eidolons) I'm currently running mine with the 50se and a pair of BAT VK60 mono-blocks. I hope to upgrade to the VK150se mono- b... | |
| ARC LS 25 MK II vs. BAT VK30SE Hello Eg1 and Tom, Although I haven't compared the pre-amps in ?. Everytime I've compared Bat to ARC (pre-amps and amps) Bat IMHO has won and not by a small degree. If you can please make the comparison and trust your own ears. All the best, Tom | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Hello everyone, My vote would go with the Eidolon. The presence of images these speakers recreate are just beguiling. Truly the best I've heard! I wish everyone could experience their magic. Sincerely, Tom | |
| Best 3-way or 4-way speaker under $15K Hello Timber, I didn't respond recommending Avalon because I only have recent hands on experience with the Eidolon. A new pair cost more than the budget you have in mind unless you could find a demo or used pair. I find these speakers to be the mo... | |
| What equipment do you really like? Hello everyone, I can't wait to get my hands on a pair of BAT VK150se tube amps. If I really was to go off on the deep end I would run 4 of them. I bet that would really make my Eidolons sing! Happy dreaming and the best to all!!! Tom | |
| bat vk5si or AR Ls22, Ref 1 ? Hello again Frank, The 5i without the SE upgrade is already more dynamic across the board than the ARCLs22. It's also more natural sounding and dimensional sounding especially in the mids. The ARC had that glare in the upper mids that got in the w... | |
| bat vk5si or AR Ls22, Ref 1 ? Hello Frank, For a long period of time I always had ARC gear in my system untill BAT came along. Back in 96 I wanted to buy a pre-amp and I compared the ARC LS22 and the LS5 against the original BAT-VK5. The BAT won hands down. Later on I had the ... | |
| Best speaker cables Hi Yanomani, What Cornfedboy meant by audition is... Listen to the cables for yourself in your system so you can make the right choice for you. Good luck, Tom | |
| BAT Equipment vs Audio Research Hi Jtinn, IMO the VK60 mono's already ( if I may borrow your words) spanked the ARC VT200. When I did the comparisons the ARC had a grainy sand like midrange compared to the BAT. Dynamic shifts from pp to fff and anything between much to my surpri... | |
| BAT Equipment vs Audio Research Hi Pipes, A thing you might want to keep in mind about the BAT amps is that eventually you can run 4 of them. This would double the wattage, joules, and cuts the output impedance of the amps in half. Im sure this would take care of any concerns ab... |