which bat preamp between vk-5i or vk3i

?? What's a digital amp??, posted on November 22, 2016 at 12:40:22
Ralph Manufacturer Posts: 4772 Location: Minnesota Joined: April 24, 2002	Class D is not digital for what its worth. Any reason you settled on these two preamps? There are other balanced line tube preamps out there...

RE: ?? What's a digital amp??, posted on November 22, 2016 at 14:22:35
kedoades Audiophile Posts: 28 Location: south east michigan Joined: December 22, 2009	Not really any reason, I have read that bat is a warmer sounding pre and I also need balanced. I also like some of the cary preamps but they are a little out of my price range. What other pre that is balanced would you recommend?

Well I'm partial to Atma-Sphere of course, posted on November 22, 2016 at 15:03:49
Ralph Manufacturer Posts: 4772 Location: Minnesota Joined: April 24, 2002	So maybe that's a loaded question! The MP-1 was the first balanced line preamp made (1989).

RE: ?? What's a digital amp??, posted on November 22, 2016 at 15:27:57

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If you're looking for an inexpensive balanced tube preamp, I was just looking at the Schiit website and they are apparently coming out with a new tube preamp called the Freya for $699.

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And......., posted on November 22, 2016 at 15:46:37
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46292 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	it has a remote control!! CJ doesn't include one in their entry level preamp at 4x the price. What were they thinking?

The VK-5i is what you want...., posted on November 22, 2016 at 23:11:41
Cougar Audiophile Posts: 4583 Location: SoCal Joined: June 25, 2001	I heard this preamp and it was really nice. Should work well with your amp.

Between these two the 5i is a better preamp, posted on November 29, 2016 at 11:58:32
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 55319 Joined: April 5, 2000	That would be my preference... but we also had people who preferred the 3i. I would say the split is about 5:95.

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