{"id":160404,"date":"2023-04-17T07:52:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T06:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=160404"},"modified":"2023-04-17T07:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T06:52:22","slug":"balanced-audio-technology-unveils-new-vk-80t-tube-power-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/balanced-audio-technology-unveils-new-vk-80t-tube-power-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Balanced Audio Technology unveils new VK-80T tube power amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Balanced\u00a0Audio Technology (BAT)\u00a0has introduced a new\u00a0VK-80T\u00a0tube power amplifier .<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/57_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The model uses 6C33C-B\u00a0triodes as output tubes\u00a0, delivering up to\u00a060 watts\u00a0per channel in stereo and up to\u00a0120 watts\u00a0in mono.\u00a0In addition to four 6C33C-B\u00a0outputs, two\u00a06H30\u00a0, two\u00a06922\u00a0and two\u00a06SN7\u00a0tubes are also installed in a fully balanced circuit\u00a0.\u00a0The amplifier uses automatic bias current adjustment and a proprietary fuseless protection circuit.\u00a0The amplifier is available in two colors &#8211; black and white.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/58_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The declared bandwidth extends\u00a0from 8 to 200,000 Hz\u00a0, the gain when working into a load of 8 ohms is\u00a025 dB\u00a0.\u00a0With overall dimensions of\u00a0432 x 203 x 406 mm,\u00a0the device weighs\u00a021.8 kg\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/59_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The BAT VK-80T\u00a0tube power amplifier\u00a0will be available in the second quarter of 2023 with a retail price of\u00a0$9,995\u00a0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balanced\u00a0Audio Technology (BAT)\u00a0has introduced a new\u00a0VK-80T\u00a0tube power amplifier . The model uses 6C33C-B\u00a0triodes as output tubes\u00a0, delivering up to\u00a060 watts\u00a0per channel in stereo and up to\u00a0120 watts\u00a0in mono.\u00a0In addition to four 6C33C-B\u00a0outputs, two\u00a06H30\u00a0, two\u00a06922\u00a0and two\u00a06SN7\u00a0tubes are also installed in a fully balanced circuit\u00a0.\u00a0The amplifier uses automatic bias current adjustment and a proprietary fuseless protection circuit.\u00a0The [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/balanced-audio-technology-unveils-new-vk-80t-tube-power-amplifier\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":160405,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-160404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}