former BAT vk200 owners-what did you move up to?

I have not owned a VK-200 but I did own a VK-500 for four years. I moved up to Pass Labs Aleph 1.2 monoblocks becaue of the more natural sounding midrange.

TUBES! A tube amp mated with the right speaker would yield better results to a lot of listeners. But if you want to stick with SS look into Rowland, Accphase, Halcro, Cello, it really depends why you think you want a new amp and what speakers your using. Help us out a little better and we'll point you towards a better possible solution.
Tim

I went to the VK60. Midrange was incredibly better. Vk200 was a little quieter. Bass a little tighter. Typical solid state vs tube stuff. I'd like to try 2 vk-60s or a vk75se.

If your speakers allow for biamping, you might want to consider adding BAT tubes to the VK-200. Heard this combination (tubes on top/VK-200 on bottom) at a BAT seminar and it yielded the best of both products. All BAT amps have the same gain so no external crossover was required.

I found the Plinius SA 100 mk II/III significantly more detailed, with deeper soundstage, and more air around the instruments. I owned both the BAT and the Plinius at the same time, and compared them often.
The price you pay is somewhat less bass slam with the Plinius (the BAT, in my system, had OUTSTANDING bass extension and slam).
The Plinius might not be your cup of tea, however, unless you're looking for a somewhat brighter amp, though the Plinius is more neutral than bright. I found the BAT to be the warmest solid state amp I've tried, so if you're not looking to go any brighter, you should consider tubes.
The BAT also softened sibilance problems in various recordings, but a the expense of detail.
Note that I was using Pro Ac Response 3.5 speakers with a Meridian digital front end going directly into the amp.
Good luck!
Steve