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

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?

Update. I've got the BAT VK-30 and BAT VK-200 in my system and working now. It sounds nice but it's a lot warmer than I expected and seems to be lacking in detail. Either I need more time to let this system 'burn in'. Or maybe it was a mistake after all to get into tubes. Any thoughts?

Gfloyd53,
Don't worry, just a little case of "culture shock". I had the same experience when I bought a VAC tube pre to go with my SS amp. Let it burn in a little more,150-200 hrs, before you do any critical listening.

Gfloyd53 - You may not need a pre-amp at all. I had the same experience with a highly regarded $8,000.00 pre-amp (soft, warm, lacking in detail, and I kept having to turn the volume up to get any satisfaction). I bought it used and kept for 6 months - never got any better. Sold it and bought a Placette passive unit which gives me detail, transparency, body, everything I wanted. Have had it for 8 months now and will probably never go back to a pre-amp.

By the way, I use a 300B SET amp and get extended high frequencies and transparency up the ying-yang.

Thanks Jose21 and Tomryan. I will be giving this combination a little more time. I wouldn't want to have anything for sale 'til after this year's traveling is done anyway. (a couple of nieces getting married.) But maybe I'm just a 'solid state' guy anyway. I'm thinking of getting a BAT VK-20 and just comparing the two side by side and then selling the loser or even both.