Some pictures of my relatively new BAT VK-3i
headrott
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OK, I finally have the tubes I want for my BAT VK-3i pre-amp. There are 2 Pope 6V6GT's and 4 Siemens E88CC with the gray shields (1962 and 1963)tubes in it. I tried the Popes and 4 Amperex 1958 D-getter bugle boys in it but I like the tones of the Siemens better, althought the Soundstage of the Amperex tubes was better and the tones were not reduced by much. I just feel the Siemens are a better match with the VK-3i and the rest of my rig. Here are some pictures of the inside and front. I will post some pictures of my whole rig when I take them as I know people (in the past) wanted to see some.
Greg
Greg
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."
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My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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Very nice. Congratsengtaz
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Congrats on the pre--the siemens are somewhat revealing eh?
If you get a chance,,try it with and without the tube dampers on the 9 pin tubes,,if so,,please let me know what you think.Enjoy.JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut) -
if I only had the money to do a full BAT set up. Very nice!
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george daniel wrote: »Congrats on the pre--the siemens are somewhat revealing eh?
If you get a chance,,try it with and without the tube dampers on the 9 pin tubes,,if so,,please let me know what you think.Enjoy.
Yeah George, I have tried the tubes with and without the dampers on them. With them is better overall. The focus, detail and both high and low end are better. It seems a little tube "jostle" is good though. I need to mess with the placement of the dampers on the tubes to find the best spot. The place they are now is the recommended placement for them, but not necassarily ideal.
The Siemens are very revealing, a lot of detail comes through. I also like the tones you get with them. Very natural sounding tubes without overdoing it.
Greg
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
a great way to break into Hi-Fi tubiness, this one is well reviewed, no wonder why, with one quick look under the hood, it has what it takes, starting with the toroid, BAT remains one of my favorite companies, they only make very good to great gear, stand behind each piece, take good care of the folks who buy the gear, everything good, and in hi-fi land they still make stuff the serious hobbiest can get into.
Congrats.......and of course.....TUBES RULE.
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BAT is a solid company,my 1st piece from them was a VK 3i and then a VK 60 and just recently i got a nice deal on a minty dual mono VK 30 and they all have several things in common,they all sound good and they are all built to last and i would have to agree that in fact TUBES DO RULE!reeltrouble1 wrote: »a great way to break into Hi-Fi tubiness, this one is well reviewed, no wonder why, with one quick look under the hood, it has what it takes, starting with the toroid, BAT remains one of my favorite companies, they only make very good to great gear, stand behind each piece, take good care of the folks who buy the gear, everything good, and in hi-fi land they still make stuff the serious hobbiest can get into.
Congrats.......and of course.....TUBES RULE.
RT1Rogue Audio stereo 100 tube amplifier - Lector Zoe preamplifier with 6H30 pi's
.Audience AU24SE speaker and ic cables- Chord Qutest DAC - Black Cat Silverstar II 75ohm digital cable-Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature system with large bass cabinets to accommodate 10" Seas magnesium woofers.
