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Is Supratek Chenin a good match for BAT-75SE?

I'm looking for a new preamp. for my BAT-75 SE.
I never heard Supratek pre-amp., but all reviews sound so exciting, that I decided to put it at the top of my options list.
I listen to all kinds of music: Rock (60-70%), classical, vocals, etc.
I generally don't like forward and bright sounding systems, and would take musicality,naturalness, some warmth and liquidity over detail any time.
My room is 25x16x8, acoustically treated.
You can see the rest of my system below.
I would also appreciate any other suggestions regarding preamp as well.
My budget is about $4-5 K. (new or used).
maril555
maril555 OP
619 posts
 
Rgurney,
It is also on my list of preamps to audition.
I heard an opinion though, that BAT 51SE is brighter tnan Supratek, and "bright" is something I would try to avoid.
Regards.
maril555 OP
619 posts
 
Nobody EVER used BAT with Supratek???
eps
50 posts
 
"Brighter" does not mean it is bright. It just means it is less warm than the other gear. So Brighter can still be a warm sounding pre-amp. I have heard the BAT Vk-31 and Vk-31SE, and they are not bright at all. Good luck :)
audiooracle
387 posts
 
I just took delivery of a Cary SLP 05 it trounced my older VTL 7.5 and the Cary was very musical. The VK 51 SE is a very good preamp but it is a little on the dry and analaytical.

I would take a close look at the Cary it is really, really good, it is one of the best preamps out there
bgrazman
226 posts
 
i've seen (and written some of the) many comments about synergy between Supratek & MacCormack amps--don't know much about the BAT. The McCormack comments range through the line and include much modified (SMC Audio) units.

If the BAT is in the same sound space, this comment may help... (and the Chenin is a beautiful piece of kit)

Brent
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