Excellent condition. Fully functional. No issues. Used very little despite its age due to my schedule. One owner. Comes with original invoice, remote and manual. Has remote and phono card options. Purchased from Innovative Audio in Manhattan. Works perfectly. Check online reviews of this amazing preamp. See photos for description and specs from manual. It weighs24 pounds. It will be shipped by UPS ground with professional grade packing material. Condensed from one review: Fully balanced, the non-inverting line stage utilizes four 6922 and two 6V6 tubes. Volume control is via stepped attenuators using Vishay resistors. Internal parts quality and layout are superb and include such cool parts as oil-filled signal caps. Case work is beautiful and very solid as well. The face of the unit, to these eyes, is very hi-tech cool. The medium-black fascia has two powder-gray knobs, one for source selection and the other for volume control. Centered between these knobs is the red LED volume readout (which also houses the remote eye). Two toggle switches, one mounted to the far right and one to the far left of the fascia, control muting and power -- very clean and very classy looking. The rear is as nicely laid out. There are three sets of RCA inputs and two sets of balanced inputs. Outputs are single-ended tape, and a set each of single-ended and balanced main-out connections. There is plenty of room, and everything is well labeled. BAT sells high-quality RCA-to-balanced and balanced-to-RCA adapters should you need them to hook up your gear. There are two add-ons for the VK-3i, a $500 solid-state phono stage and a $500 remote-control module. The phono stage is adjustable for 44dB or 58dB of gain, allowing use of just about any cartridge on the market. Default loading is 47k ohms, but this is easily changed by inserting your own resistors. Be aware that if you order up the phono stage you lose one set of RCA inputs. The remote has mute, fade, five user-controlled volume presets, a unity-gain button and volume controls. The unit is carved from a solid piece of aluminum and shares the look and color of the preamp. The BAT remote feels good, looks great and works perfectly.

BAT 3ix in perfect working order. Cosmetically excellent. I see a mark on the cover, by a screw which is clearly shown in pictures 3 and 4. Rated 8 for age.Does not have a remote. Line stage only, no phono stage.Tube types are listed in manual located at provided link. https://balancedaudio.net/s/VK_3iX_Manual.pdf For the four 6922 I use gold matched Electro Harmonix from Upscale Audio. They are approximately one year old. The two Tungsol 6V6s were replaced three years ago. I listen to music approximately 20 hours per week, so approximately 1,000 hours on 6922s and 3,000 hours on 6V6s. Preamp age is unknown, but serial number is shown in picture.Comes with original box.

Used like new Balanced Audio Technology (BAT) VK-3iX Vacuum Tube Preamplifier Even before it was broken in, the Balanced Audio Technology (BAT) VK-3iX preamplifier sounded so magnificent it was difficult to believe that I was listening to what essentially is an entry level product. But the VK-3iX is only an entry level product in that it is BAT's lowest costing preamplifier. It contains a great deal of sophisticated technology, far greater than the what would normally incorporated into a typical entry level product, and ends up being a relatively inexpensive gateway to the renowned BAT sound. The VK-3iX is probably a loss leader in the vein of the VK-3i it replaces, but it sports internal parts upgrades, cosmetics that make it match BAT's more expensive models, and most importantly, the ability to upgrade the unit to (for lack of any other terms) a super VK-3iX. Internally, the VK-3iX is not a simple update of the older VK-3 but practically a completely new design. It has new circuit boards as well as, again, the significant feature of being able to upgrade the unit. These upgrades include the SUPER PAK, the SIX-PAK, and the special edition (SE). BAT says that even the stock VK-3iX contains many aspects of BAT's reference preamplifier line which includes their Unistage design. BAT goes on to say that they eliminate complex buffer and follower circuits, and the vacuum tube current sources remain in the power supply to contribute to [it's] ability to portray the natural color and emotion of the musical performance. As in their VK-52SE ($10,500 with remote), the unit uses Vishay resistors in the series pass element of the shunt volume control that provides, according to BAT, a wonderful sense of transparency and top-end extension. The power supply of the VK-3iX is very large and is intended to increase the system's low-end heft

For your consideration, is this exceptionally clean and brilliant sounding tube preamplifier from Balanced Audio Technology. It’s true that this is an older design from the company, but that doesn’t take anything away from the sonic merits it exhibits which, in my opinion, are highly relevant even in today’s listening environment. To give you an idea of what I’m talking about, I will state that the only reason why I am selling this unit is because I have just finished shooting it out against a VK-51SE (a much higher end model offered by the same company). I have even included a picture of the two units together to corroborate the story. So, while this newer more expensive unit does offer some improvements with soundstage, background and image separation, I have to tell you that the overall differences are not tremendously substantial. This VK3i offers such an incredible value at the price point on the used market today that I would absolutely and totally recommend it to anybody looking for balanced tube pre-amplification. If you do a little bit of research on some of the audiophile forums out there, you will find a lot of people corroborating these claims. Again, there are gains to be made going up the food chain in BAT’s product line, but if you can’t afford to play that game, you are really not going to be missing out on what I would call a “world class” listening experience with the VK3i. So there’s my sales pitch, take it for what it’s worth. I’ve tried a lot of gear… I am by no means an expert, but I’ve spent a lot of time listening to products in the “value class” and the VK3i is an impressive offering to say the least. This particular unit is about as close to mint condition as I can describe. I have rated it a nine due to age, but cosmetically it is quite impressive. The unit functions perfectly. It has a brand new set of Tung Sol 6V6 tubes and a brand new matched quartet of Svetlana 6922s. I don’t think there’s any more than 100 hours on these tubes I have the original owners manual, as well as the original torq case screws. These were swapped out for Phillips units so that one could tube roll a little bit easier. If you have been looking for a superb example of this unit to add to your collection, or to be the cornerstones of your system, I urge you to look no further. This unit did not come with a remote control from the factory. Several months ago, I called the BAT service dept. and asked about getting a remote control working with the preamp. They advised that they no longer sell the chip that you need, but it was easily acquired on Mouser. I bought two of these chips, but never got around to installing either one. Apparently, once the chip is installed, you need to program a generic remote, which I didn’t feel like doing. So, there is no remote, but I will ship the chips to you, so that if you have the desire, you can program a generic remote control. I have pictured the chips. I will make sure that this is absolutely professionally packed and double boxed. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. Thank you for looking!