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I'm thinking of getting into tubes, what do you

What do you have to do to run tube amps with a solid state preamp? What do you have to do to run a tube preamp with solid state amps? And finally, will any tube preamp and tube amp combination work safely?
gfloyd53
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sbank
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Think yes, but they changed the model number to, pehaps vk30. Call BAT to know for sure.
It's been a while but I think it does have tape loop & 2 aux.

Spencer
gfloyd53 OP
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Thanks again Spencer. OK, I'm going to put the BAT VK30 on my 'short list'. (I just missed a nice one on Audiogon.) But they are very spendy compared to an ARC SP-9 mk II. Would they sound 2 or 3 times as good too?
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jayctoy
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If you are using Krell amp then tubes preamp is not
advisable.IMHO you have to adjust something inside the
amp first,This is just a caution.
gfloyd53 OP
53 posts
 
Thanks Jayctoy. Yes I know about the Krell solidstate--tubes mismatch. I sold my Krell amps a few months back. I'm going to be building a completely different kind of system now.
gfloyd53 OP
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Update. I'm purchasing a BAT VK-30 tube preamp (no updates--yet) and a BAT VK-200 solid state amplifier. Any experience with, or thoughts on, this combo? Any experience with this combo teamed with a BAT VK-D5 cd player?
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