Jfrech... got my BAT amp back and it is all good now... no more humming noise. I do however have a question... when I turn my volume down to zero on my BAT 31SE, I do hear a loud noise... this also happens when i switch inputs

is this normal?
thanks,
Jo

broken September 25, 2012 20:37

Jfrech and Lloydelee: guys just got my my 250SE and 31SEs... plugged it in and a few things i noticed:

1. hum noise coming from left speaker... when i turn off my 250SE the noise goes away... read about ground loop hum? or something else? how can i get rid of it?

2. my internal fuse went when I was playing with the wires (with the amp on)... the line was disconnected when i was playing around trying to get rid of the hum noise

Help!

broken August 15, 2012 03:21

Jfrech: do you mind if I get your email? Love to ask you another question which is probably better taken offline

Thx!

broken August 08, 2012 13:05

Jfrech: when the BAT preamps turn on, should they correspond to the model number you have on the face plate? The reason I am asking is b/c when I turn on my preamp, it says "VK-30 PREAMP" vs. what it says on the preamp face plate which is "VK-31SE". what does this mean? or is this how it is? Much appreciated!

broken August 07, 2012 18:15

Thanks gents! Great move! Will keep you updated once I find my 250/255SE... let me know if you hear of anyone selling something equivalent
Chat soon!

broken July 31, 2012 16:00

Jfrech & Loydelee21: thanks for all your advice. I am definitely struggling quite a bit here as i'm re-tuning my listening experience. one, i feel like there is always something better (i hope to find a certain level of contentment), but also acknowledge that this is what makes us who we are for music... the endless pursuit of music "perfection"

second, this hobby is definitely putting a dent in my wallet and there is a point where I need to be realistic :P

I guess this is where my values are coming into play... anyhow thanks for listening... didn't mean to be on my pulpit

Nonetheless, thankful for your comments and will do my best to continue to upgrade the performance... for now, i think i'll be going with 31SE & 255SE/250SE

Chat soon!

broken July 30, 2012 11:53

Jfrech. Thanks for your comments

I am selling my 75SE... it's been awesome, but i need to move away from tubes given the heat and the glass, i.e., glass, family = safety issue. I do'nt have a designated room for listening at the moment *sigh*

I'm planning to go for a BAT 31SE pre and a 250SE/255SE amp to get about 300wpc (4ohms). I hope this should help lower my budget a little but also give me the control I need. My guess is i'll probably miss out from the sweet mids i've been accustomed to... Thoughts?

broken July 28, 2012 23:32

Jfrech: another thing... the reason why i would likely move off the BAT 75SE is b/c I don't have room for monoblocks, so I don't think the Ayre MXR would really work. Do you have another suggestion? Love the sound of warm tubes with a beautiful mid-range, but strong in the lower end with tighter and stronger sound timbre/dynamics...

If I could've gotten another BAT75SE I would... but need to move off the tube and move to SS that has the above sound dynamics... thoughts?

broken July 27, 2012 01:54

Jfrech: thanks for the comments. What pre-amp goes iwth the Ayre MXR? I definitely like the mid-range from the BAT75SE... it was like honey smooth! I was actually trying to find a BAT 255SE and then later upgrade my Audible Illusions 3A pre-amp to have a full BAT stack? I heard BAT work together quite nicely to create synergy that is greater than the sum?? Thoughts?

1.) What goes with the Ayre you were talking about... don't want to spend too much more... so nothing crazy
2.) What do you think of my approach of upgrade power amp now and then upgrade to full stack BAT?

Thanks again for all your help! Clearly you have a lot more experience

broken July 27, 2012 01:46

Jfrech

This is Broken (Jo)... thanks for your input on my questions. I always had a little thought that my BAT 75SE didn't have enough juice for my Dali 800's. I guess i'm right given so much input from the community

I'm still thinking to stay with BAT for my next power amp. any thoughts as to which model? Given Dali's are 4ohms, i'm thinking to go with the BAT 255SE? Thoughts? BTW: what is the difference between 255 vs. 250 model? just new vs. old? or is it worth the difference?

Any other thoughts before i keep my eyes peeled for a used one? What about Ayre? ARC? Pass? etc.?

appreciate your thoughts
Jo

broken July 26, 2012 01:14