Jafant...
Right now I'm listening to Mose Allison and everything is spot on. The B. A. T. VK3i is one of the best preamps I've owned. True to my intent and hoped for in my expectations is it's definition; the "reigned in" impression I previously mentioned remains, but this is not necessarily a negative aspect with the Thiels. (As some listeners find them a bit too "bright.") I never have and never will. Does it mate well with Thiel? Yes.
The Primare A34.2 is the first decent class D amp I've tried, "decent" meaning somewhat audiophile - my first toe-in-the-water with class D amplification was via a pair of Musical Fidelity M1PWR mono blocks which was a fairly cheap way to investigate the category.
I think I was pretty fortunate to get the B. A. T. for $1k used. It's a bargain. Considering that it's a 20+ year old piece I can only imagine how good the current models perform. As is my usual path in this hobby, moving up the food chain is definitely in the cards sometime this year.
