I haven't heard the SE version, but you have to ask yourself is there 2000.00 worth of difference? I have had some upgrades done to my components in the past and I have found that it was not worth the money for what was supposedly gained.
Upgrade BAT VK-55 to VK-55SE? Worth it?
I have had a VK-55 for about 3 years now. Excellent amp that I have not been able to better no matter how hard I try. I am really happy with it, but have been considering having BAT upgrade it to the 55SE. $2K seems pretty pricey for the upgrade. I have never heard the 55SE in person, so it is hard to decide if it would be a worthy upgrade. Has anyone compared the two directly? Is there a significant difference, or a small incremental gain in performance?