VK-3000SE Integrated Amplifier
€8,000.00
Sublime power, rich musicality
Balanced Audio Technology’s VK-3000SE integrated amplifier embodies simplicity without compromise. At last, audiophiles can get no-limits musical finesse and exceptional performance in one convenient package. Competitive with reference-level separates, the VK-3000SE provides a robust 150 watts per channel into 8-ohm loads and doubles this output into 4-ohm loads. Combine such ability with BAT’s vacuum-tube preamplifier section—based on the same reference 6H30 SuperTube used in the flagship REX 3 preamplifier—and you get sublime power matched with richly textured musicality. Sonically open, delicate, and smooth, the VK-3000SE allows any space to breathe with exquisite music.
Available in silver or black
Description
Thoroughbred design, signature look
Many integrated amplifiers offer the benefit of convenience, but little else. The VK-3000SE is different. Its circuitry and build maintain the uncompromisingly high caliber found in BAT’s flagship components. The output stage employs a symmetrical bipolar design. The preamplifier section uses the same 6H30 SuperTube Unistage design topology employed throughout BAT’s Special Edition tube preamplifiers—right down to the paper-in-oil signal capacitors. To literally cap it off, the VK-3000SE features a gorgeous aluminum top cover and side panels that add to its signature look.
Ultimate versatility, optional phono card
Incredibly versatile, the VK-3000SE can be configured to meet almost any system need. A programmable user interface allows you to easily mate the VK-3000SE with a home-theater system. Change sources, switch polarity, or fade music with just one touch—all from the included machined-aluminum remote control. Add in the optional phono module, and you’ll obtain superb reproduction of your analog record collection from either moving-magnet or low-output moving-coil cartridges. Use the vacuum-tube preamplifier outputs to control an amplifier in a second room.
Specifications
Number of Channels
2
Output Power at 8Ω/4Ω
150W / 300W
Frequency Response
2Hz to 180kHz
Inputs
2 XLR + 3 RCA
Input Impedance
100 kΩ (minimum each phase)
Volume Control Resolution
0.5db
Volume Control Number of Steps
140
Tube Complement
2 x 6H30
Preamplifier Outputs
1 XLR balanced output
Tape Output
1 RCA
Speaker Outputs
2 pair gold-plated binding posts
Remote Control
Standard
Options
Phono (MM/MC)
Dimensions
19″ x 5.75″ x 15.5″
Weight
50 lb.
Add Phono Module for 1,000 EURO
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