BAT VK-6200usedBAT  VK-6200 3x200 ch. LEGENDARY amp !!BAT VK-6200 AMPLIFIER: Reason for Selling: I use my home theater 10 times as much, as my high-end stereo rig. Also, I now have a permanent back injury (I have to get 2, very careful people to move...3600.00

BAT VK-6200 3x200 ch. LEGENDARY amp !!

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BAT VK-6200 AMPLIFIER:

Reason for Selling: I use my home theater 10 times as much, as my high-end stereo rig. Also, I now have a permanent back injury (I have to get 2, very careful people to move this for me, when I need it moved. I like to cycle gear in/out of my system, so this, is a HUGE pain)

AMP is rated an “8”, even though it could probably be rated a “9”……LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PICS !

ALL lowball offers and tire kickers will be ignored !
SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY PLEASE.
My price is very good, considering there is another BAT VK-6200 (only 2 channels) on Audiogon, for about the same price, and MINE has THREE channels NOT TWO ! This is only about $1k more, than a new Parasound A21 (2 channel)……and the BAT VK-6200 murders it in sound quality.( I had one, I should know). The Parasound doesn’t even sound high-end…..compared with the BAT, and the Parasound A21, is a GREAT bang/buck amplifier.

Pick up of amp is VERY welcome, but I can meet 1/3-1/2 way anyone in NY, MA, VT, NH, CT. Even upper NJ, PA is doable. Anyone in NY or surrounding states is VERY do-able .
AMP works perfect, and sounds glorious !

AMPS bested by the BAT VK-6200:
Theta Dreadnaught II, Pass Labs X5, Cary Cinema 5, Krell Showcase 7, Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature 5x400, Classé CAV 180, Classe Delta Series CA-2200 & CA5200, Bel Canto, Krell KAV, Parasound A21, Bryston 3bSST2, Sherbourn monster 7 channel, B&K 200x5ch., Anthem 7ch., Lexicon 7ch, Pathos Classic MKII, & MANY more…

The only amp, that I considered it’s equal, was my Mark Levinson 432 (a KILLER amp). Though they were equals, they were not the same. The ML432, did what ML’s are famous for….enormous detail, soundstage width & depth. The BAT VK-6200, also had these things, in spades, but just a hair short, of the ML. The BAT had the slight advantage in palpability, realness, organic sound. Overall, they are a dead heat. If you are a “detail freak”….you’ll probably like the ML 432 better…..if you like a little bit of what tubes do so well, mixed in, with your transistor amp…..you’ll like the BAT VK-6200 better…….I LOVE ‘EM BOTH !.....but the one I TRULY would pick……if I could only have one…..would be the BAT VK-6200. This may sound……… “weird”……….but I’d marry that amp….if I could.

Build Quality is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING…….look at the pics.

DESIGN ACCOMMODATES UP TO SIX DISCRETE 200-WATT AMP MODULES

BAT’s zero-feedback, balanced topology furnishes consistent and captivating performance no matter how the amplifier is configured. The sound is open and delicate, with effortless dynamic capability. Delivering 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms, and 400 watts per channel into 4 ohms, the VK-6200 is a genuine state-of-the-art product.

THE ULTIMATE IN FLEXIBILITY
In its two-channel configuration, the VK-6200 often outperforms reference-level audio amplifiers. In multichannel mode, it serves as an ideal solution for power bi-amping, tri-amping, or multi-room audio systems where exacting sound quality is required. Imagine matching a three-channel VK-6200 with our VK-655SE or REX II monoblocks to create a five-channel home theater.

VK-6200
Amplifier
Output per channel at 8Ω/4Ω 200W / 400W Conversion to Mono? 2,3,4,5 or 6 channels
Output in Mono Configuration 8Ω/4Ω n/a Frequency Response 2Hz to 180kHz
Dimensions (WHD) Inches 19" x 10.5" x 23"
Dimensions (WHD) mm 480 x 280 x 580 Weight 100 - 200 Lbs

REVIEWS:
“Those who know me, realize that I'm a fan of planar (ESLs and ribbons) transducers. They have an openness and clarity that few dynamic (cones) transducers can deliver. When I started working with the VK-6200, it was clear very shortly out of the box that things weren't quite the same anymore. In trying to avoid the clichés, and will say that the open sensation I heard from the system was very like the time I went from dynamic to planar loudspeakers. Note also that using planar speakers with an amplifier puts the amplifier at a disadvantage because they tend to have low impedance and only modest sensitivity. So, when an amplifier does well with such speakers, it is even more impressive.”

Gargantuan. Behemoth. Open. Dynamic. Involving.
Balanced Audio Technology has delivered big time with this modular, multi-channel amplifier. Discussions with Steve Bednarski of BAT indicate that they are thinking along similar lines to me, and they are considering a monoblock solid state amplifier using the same modules. This would get rid of the sole complaint I have regarding its physical size and heft. Sonically, I find nothing to fault, and hope the monoblock version comes to fruition. If it does, they'll probably see me outside their door, checkbook in hand to purchase a five pack!
Kudos to Victor Khomenko for yet another superbly designed and executed product. The accolades are well deserved.

The Balanced Audio Technology VK-6200 is a great multichannel power amplifier that I can recommend to any of my fellow 2-channel snobs.

SOUND & VISION:
“But the BAT was no one-trick pony. It was also endowed with excellent resolution and depth. Simultaneously issued staccato attacks from different instruments arrived still distinguishable to my ear, with no sense of smearing. Multilayered guitar parts from the Lovin' Spoonful's Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful (LP, Kama Sutra KLP-8054), separated not by the usual left-right channel spread but only by their different depths in the soundstage, came through clearly and individually distinguishable. "Summer in the City" blends traffic noise and jackhammers during the musical interludes, but the lack of space around those city sounds clearly relayed their origins in stock sound-effects libraries. Contrast that with the guitar and its studio-recorded reverb—both uncannily accurate, intimate, and successfully conveyed.
The ability of the BAT to "reset to zero" between notes might have been responsible for both the impression of resolution and its aforementioned dynamic abilities. No room looks brighter than the room that, an instant ago, was cast in darkness. The VK-6200 seemed to operate on the same principle, be the source LP, CD, or a DVD soundtrack. Music emerged from a dark, velvety chasm where the absence of sound was black and the only colors were the notes themselves.
The VK-6200 also easily produced prodigious bass, the type sure to satisfy admirers of "Lonely Road," from Driving Rain, Paul McCartney's first release of original material in four years (CD, Capitol CDP 5 35510 2). Running the MartinLogan Prodigys through the 2-channel stereo mode of my Krell Home Theater Standard surround processor meant the BAT was getting a workout. But even more important than its ability to deliver a sustained pummeling, the VK-6200 dished out some really tuneful bass on more balanced recordings.
One such example involved another gem from Michael Kroll's Ether Country, "These Wings," which combines Kroll's acoustic steel-string with Janie Scarpantoni's sonor-
ous cello. Kroll's 1933 Gibson is a deeply resonant cavern of a guitar; its open bass strings ring richly and with force, but always sound realistic. Scarpantoni's cello never attains the level of low-down growl that might have been possible with closer miking, but the juxtaposition of the instruments works well nonetheless. Still, she draws her bow across the strings with a subtlety that the delicately detailed BAT easily brought out.
"These Wings" also preeminently displayed the BAT's monoblock nature. The sense of separation between the guitar and cello, clearly destined for different channels in the mix, was in stark contrast to the firmly centered vocals. The center image was so un–phantom-like that I can be forgiven for thinking the center channel was turned on. The better the recording—i.e., the less processed or compressed or manipulated in any way—the more impressive the BAT was in this regard. This is definitely the amp for people who love their 2-channel recordings and place as great a priority on music as on film. The VK-6200 was simply outstanding in all things 2-channel.”

Buy from a seller with over a decade, with a perfect rating, with many transactions...:-)

What's Included:
BAT VK-6200
AC power cord

PAYPAL ONLY !!!! (Buyer pays paypal fees, if any). Will accept personal check from Audiogoners
with great feedback (at my discretion). I also take DEPOSITS (non-refund.), so you can round up the money….I TOTALLY understand the addiction…:-)

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