rowland 302 v. krell 400..VTL preamp v. BATVK51SE

Well,

I just received my rowland 302 amp and am now listening to it with the Watt Puppy 7 speakers, cary 306-200 cd player, and BAT Vk51se tube preamp.

My preliminary evaluation is that the rowland handles vocals better and is overall more musical in how it incorporates the various instruments into a cohesive song. The krell has a better bass slam. All in all, I give the Rowland the edge but the Krell is a very worth piece of equipment in its own right.

Now the question is whether the BAT VK51SE is a better fit for my Rowland, Watt puppy 7's, and cary 306-200 or whether the VTL hybrid ss/tube system would be better? Any thoughts?

Michael

p.s. thanks for all the input thus far