ARC LS5 mk3 or BAT VK-31 SE

I own the ARC and like the BAT...in an unfamiliar system.Anyone heard both in the same system? Downstream is Levinson 436's and B&W 802N's.
Thanks !

billandsol10-26-2008 1:28am

jafox Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,456 posts 10-26-2008 at 04:59am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Billandsol: I heard both in two systems: my own and at a dealer. Here are some links to A'gon threads I contributed to in the past. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1167535881&read&keyw&zzls5 http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1042778037&openusid&zzJafox&4&5#Jafox Had I known 5-10 years ago about various 6922/6DJ8 tubes like I do today, I am sure I would have heard significant improvements of the LS5 then when I owned it then. This is one major benefit of the LS5 vs being stuck with the 6H30 tube in the 31se.
billandsol OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 50 posts 10-26-2008 at 08:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Jafox - Thanks !!! I think I will sell the LS5 mk3...and go towards the 31SE. And what is the next step from there? I see some 50SE on Agon...What do you think of that.....or a VK30 with 6922's? Thanks for your advice !
trcnetmsncom Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 431 posts 10-26-2008 at 10:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hi Bill, I think overall the 31se was better than the 50se. If you want an all around step up from the 31se, the 51se would do the trick. Of course the new line 32se - 52se could be considered. Then there was the REX! .... simply the IMO best I've heard. Good luck, Tom