Raquel, Thanks for your thoughtful response. It helps to have a little incouragement. The VACs are a whole new ball game for me and its taking some time to settle in. The CAT has been a fabulous pre-amp and I would hate to have to move it to solve the problem. Maybe the amps need to go? I do plan on calling Kevin. Your thoughts were very appreciated. apcdan
Trouble w/VAC Standard 220's & Thiel CS 6's ?
Just moving into tube amplification with these 220's. I've been very pleased the Theils but found with solid state that they liked alot of juice. I hoped these VACs would do the trick but I'm having doubts. At higher listening levels things seem to be piling up a bit. The four KT88's must be working very hard. Also the gain on these amps is the highest I've ever encountered. I'm limited to the lowest quarter on my CAT SL-1 mk3 volume control. I also don't get the feedback control. Sounds pretty bad except in the first position. Would love to hear from someone with more knowledge about these VACs.