PreAmp shortlist:ARC LS8MKII, BC BC21, Rogue 99?


These are the three pre amps I believe I have narrowed it down to. Has anyone done a comparison the three sonically? Am I missing any good tubed pre amps under the $1500 dollar mark? Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
meby
If you go with the ARC amp, I'd say go with the preamp as well...But the VTM200 is a awful lot of power for those speakers. Money might be better spent elsewhere...go with a stereo vt100 instead?
I was just using the VTM 200 to describe the sound quality I like, if I could afford those suckers I would buy them. But they are way out of my price range!
Ok, try a BAT vk3i and a VK200 or VK60...

The audible illusions mentioned above is another great choice...
I listened to the BAT vk3i today and was very impressed with the balance, nothing really stood out it just seemed like it did everything right. The only thing that made me nervous was there was a very high noise floor. Is a high noise floor characteristic of BAT or do you think there was something wrong with the dealers setup?
Thanks,
MEby