Just Pulled the Trigger on a BAT VK500/BATPAK

bobsauto49
bobsauto49 Posts: 973
edited January 2013 in Electronics
Just sent the payment,cant wait to get it! I've been researching SS Amps for about a month. It came down to The BAT VK500/BATPAK,Bryston 4BSST,or a Classe CA-400.
The reviews on all 3 were through the roof,and used price was within a couple hundy on all three. Read alot of reviews on the Bryston that read it was a very nuetral,slightly leaning torwards bright amp,which is something I dont want. Most Classe's I found were silver,which wont work for me. And all the reviews I read on the VK500 were exactly what I was looking for. Smooth,refined,Gobs of power,and plenty of reserve current! Hope it sounds as good as I've made it out to be!
"Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited January 2013
    Cool ,looking forward to your review.
    Dan
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2013
    Cool, all good gear there.
    Michael ;)
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited January 2013
    Welcome to the club...:cool:

    Seriously though, this amp was enlightening for me.


    Your Logans will love it!!!
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

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    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited January 2013
    Great choice of amp to go with the new super expensive speakers, you gotta be going broke after this :eek:
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited January 2013
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Great choice of amp to go with the new super expensive speakers, you gotta be going broke after this :eek:
    They make more money everyday:smile:
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    Welcome to the club...:cool:

    Seriously though, this amp was enlightening for me.


    Your Logans will love it!!!
    I'm hoping so! When I bought my Logan's,I brought my B&K Ref 2220 in to listen with them. They sounded good together,but my salesmen said he felt it was running out of gas at higher spl's. Well after a week with them paired together,I felt the same. So i'm hoping to hear a noticable improvement in the soundstage,depth,and overall presentation. Especially in the 94-98 decibel range,which is what I normally listen at. Thanx for the input Falcon!
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited January 2013
    Nice snag there Bob!!!! You will be grinning ear to ear with that puppy juicing up those gorgeous Logans. Enjoy!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited January 2013
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Nice snag there Bob!!!! You will be grinning ear to ear with that puppy juicing up those gorgeous Logans. Enjoy!

    Thanx Buddy! Just tryin to keep up to the(ahem)Joness':lol:
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited January 2013
    You're gonna love it.
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    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

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,569
    edited January 2013
    Nice amp and the better sounding of your 3 choices, IMO.

    I hope you have a dedicated 20 amp line....even better a dedicated 30 amp line for the BAT otherwise you'll never hear what it is capable of.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited January 2013
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    ...i'm hoping to hear a noticable improvement in the soundstage,depth,and overall presentation...

    What I noticed the most when I upgraded to the BAT from a Parasound HCA-2200ii (which was a great amp, btw), was a more spacious separation between instruments, a blacker background, and a MORE detailed, yet LESS bright, upper register... if that makes sense.

    I do NOT have a dedicated line to this amp (renting, can't do it), but it was still a huge improvement.

    Word of caution: lift with your legs! lol, my back hurt for a couple days after throwing this bad boy up on a table to get some pics...
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited January 2013
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    Word of caution: lift with your legs! lol, my back hurt for a couple days after throwing this bad boy up on a table to get some pics...
    That's what i've raised a 6ft 195lb 15 yr old son for:eek:
    "Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2013
    Very nice amp Bob. And yes I hate you and falconcry72.:cheesygrin:
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2013
    That BAT/ML should be VERY nice; congrats!
    Jake
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited January 2013
    zingo wrote: »
    That BAT/ML should be VERY nice; congrats!
    Gosh I Hope so! Jesse has already got me to call my electrician to upgrade my wiring! I dont think I like Jesse:mad:
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,762
    edited January 2013
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    Jesse has already got me to call my electrician to upgrade my wiring! I dont think I like Jesse:mad:

    That cracked me up. Quote material for sure...
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,569
    edited January 2013
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    Gosh I Hope so! Jesse has already got me to call my electrician to upgrade my wiring! I dont think I like Jesse:mad:

    Hey now! :lol:

    Be sure to listen before the wire upgrade. After you will thank me.

    Important - No matter how much the guy moans about it, tell him he has to use 10/2 wire, metal clad is even better.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited January 2013
    F1nut wrote: »
    Hey now! :lol:

    Be sure to listen before the wire upgrade. After you will thank me.
    I dont think i'll be able to! My electrician is probly gonna rewire on Monday,and I wont be recieving the amp till wed.or thurs. Good idea though. Anybody shoot me to a site to get good outlets? And anybody happen to have 1 Shunyata Venom PC they want to sell? This amp has 2 seperate power supplies.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited January 2013
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    I dont think i'll be able to! My electrician is probly gonna rewire on Monday,and I wont be recieving the amp till wed.or thurs. Good idea though. Anybody shoot me to a site to get good outlets? And anybody happen to have 1 Shunyata Venom PC they want to sell? This amp has 2 seperate power supplies.

    Pepster had some hospital grade outlets he was selling awhile back for a good price. Hit him up.
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited January 2013
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Pepster had some hospital grade outlets he was selling awhile back for a good price. Hit him up.
    I seen that,but those are 15amp
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited January 2013
    I have a couple 20A hospital grade red colored Pass and Seymour outlets if you are interested. They were my intro to upgraded outlets. They are good quality though. Just let me know if you are interested as I will sell them pretty cheap.
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    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
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