Balanced Audio TechnologyVK-300x se Tube Hybrid IntegratedusedBalanced Audio Technology VK-300x se Tube Hybrid IntegratedThis is the original 300 xse in good cosmetic condition. This is an award winning integrated. It sounds great. Retail new was about $8,000 with phono and remote. This unit has phono, remote and an ...1265.00

Balanced Audio Technology VK-300x se Tube Hybrid Integrated

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Ships fromNEW ROCHELLE, NY, 10804
Ships toUnited States
Package dimensionsunspecified
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Shipping cost$50.00
Original accessoriesRemote Control, Box, Manual
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Note: I replaced this unit with a dedicated (much more expensive) pre-amplifier and the balance issue persists. This suggests that the balance issue is not a problem with this unit but with the room or something else in my system.

This is the original 300 xse in good cosmetic condition. This is an award winning integrated. It sounds great. Retail new was about $8,000 with phono and remote. This unit has phono, remote and an upgraded Synergistic fuse.


I've been an audiophile since 1978 and have never kept a component longer that this. It took $21,000 of separates to displace this unit. Why? Because it sounds great, is powerful, has tube magic, is good-looking, well-built, had a good phono and is flexible beyond belief.


I spoke with the Victor Komenko, the inventor-designer-engineer of this unit. He once told me he wanted to discontinue it because it offered too big a slice of what BAT was capable of for too little money. He also told me that the sonic difference between the 300 x se and the new 3000 SE integrated is negligible and mostly cosmetic. The new 3000 SE was recently very well reviewed in a major publication.


A few issues: The unit occasionally shuts off when you switch inputs. It can be turned back on with no memory loss of settings. The phono section was much louder in one channel than the other but this was rectified by using it in mono mode. If this is an issue, a new phono section can be easily procured by BAT. In my system, the right channel seemed a little more pronounced than the left with some sources and some material. Lastly, the paint labeling on the remote has wear from age.


For these reasons, I am starting bidding at $100. It's an older unit but a triumph of value and still sounds great. Paypal 3%

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