BAT VK-60 or Another tube amp?

Jfrech did you purchase the VK-60 LITE version, they're weight is 91 lbs. minus any packaging materials!

Bigkids, Jfrech is right the VK is warmer, richer, very vibrant mids w/ highes and lows a little softer, & a great place to start w/o loosing your butt if you don't care for the tube sound. You can however bridge them to 120wpc after you buy a second unit & still get 2 vk-60's for less then the price of ONE VK-75SE!

You could also check out a Manley STINGRAY which is 50wpc, selling around 1300-1400. The build quality is not BAT however, also not as warm.

Good luck!

I would not buy the amp before deciding on which speakers you are going to buy. The Coincident Total Victorys (high efficiency with high impedence) do not need the current/muscle that the VK60 has. These speakers would sound better with a Rogue (run in triode) at half the price. Or you could get the Coincident 300b amps (used) for a little more than the BAT. The Sivlerlines on the other hand would like the the extra power of the BAT.

If you use B&W802N. I confirmed that even the monoblock VK-60 could not handle the speakers. I have changed my monoblocks to BAT VK-500 solid state and it can handle the speakers well.
I am now using Antique Audio Lab Hurricane with 200w monoblocks. They also handle the B&W802N well after they are warmed up for at least 1/2 hours. However, the Hurricanes do not match well with my BAT pre-VK50se. Sitll undecide, which have to go.