Your question with regard to why the SF might be better with SS might be due to SF's rather low output impedance (for a tube product). SF is also DC coupled as are many ss amps but very few Tube amps.
Sonic Frontiers Line 3 SE vs. BAT VK-31SE
I just sold my Classe CP-60 and I'm looking to move into a tubed preamp. I've narrowed it down to these two chioces (pretty much). I need 2 pair of balanced inputs, a HT throughput and a remote. I'm leaning towards the BAT due to my fondness of their 'house sound'. I currently own, and enjoy, a BAT cd player and phono preamp. I haven't had an opportunity to listen to a Line 3 SE though. I remember hearing the basic Line 3 in a friends system a couple years ago, and being impressed. Not quite as rich as a BAT, but very revealing. Has anyone out there had a chance to compare these two preamps? What are your impressions?
Regards,
John
Regards,
John