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Solidstate substitute for Bat Vk75se?

I run my bat 8 to 12 hrs. a day and am looking
for a solid state to run most of the time(keeping the
bat for special listening sessions). I've auditioned
the following;Pass lab 150 and 250,Bat Vk6200,Classe 200
monos,Krell 200c,Bat 200,Arcam 85,Bel Canto, and the
Mac 350. Surprisingly the Bel Canto has been my favorite,
but still not there. I'm interested in the Jeff Roland
product and the new PS Audio Cassic 250 they are releasing
soon. Any input on this subject would be appreciated. Thanks Randy
saxman2

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meri5862
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Hi,

It appears your price range is from 3K to 6K. I now own a pair of VK-60 monoblocks which replaced my Mark Levinson 334. I felt the 334 was a very competent SS amplifier IMO with great bass, uncolored mids, smooth treble and effortless dynamics (given its 125W power rating). Possible candidates I would suggest are:

Mark Levinson 300 series
Theta Dreadnaught I or II
Classe 350 monoblocks (used)
Proceed HPA2

Good luck and have fun in your search.
Emery
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