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Solid state amp/Tube Preamp. Possible?

Hi everyone. I have a Classe CA300 power amp & I'm thinking of getting a BAT tube preamp w/phone pre. A BAT VK-3i to be exact. My speakers are B&W 802's with a Linn Wakonda Pre at present with a Sota table. The Linn has a on board phone pre but I run my table through a Musical Fidelity X-LPS ver 3 phono pre. I'm thinking of replacing the Linn & X-LPS with the BAT VK-3i. I know BAT's reputation is outstanding just worried about the tube pre matched with a solid state amp. Any ideas or experience with this type of set up would be appreciated.

Cheers Deanna
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halcro
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I had a Kebschull valve preamp with the SS Perraux PM1850 power amp for 20 years, and it was the sweetest combination I have ever heard. In some ways, better than the Halcro DM10 and Halcro DM58 monoblocks I now have. Didn't know the impedence matching and still don't.
shsu
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some speakers prefer tube amplification versus solid state

just my experience with some harbeths and proacs using mcintosh mc402 (SS) and then mc2102 (TUBE)
rightwing
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Halcro

What was the model # of your Kebschull Preamp and What was the retail price at the time?

Thanks
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halcro
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I still have the Kebschull Preamp which has no Model No. on it.
I think they only made one model which had a built-in MM and MC Phono Stage. Cost me either AU$2,000 or AU$4,000 (I can't recall which) some 20 odd years ago?
You realise that the Company doesn't exist anymore?
I heard rumours that Herr Kebschull was recently the permanent guest of the German Government?
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