Karl - what a wonderful post and so very very true :-)
Keith is great and wonderful to deal with. I heard his excellent phono stage in Socal and approached him about me sending me one with a custom face plate that would fit my space, he accommodated my request with ease. Normally i use that in a system w Vandersteen Treo ( your friend is blessed ) and a Delos.
This Summer i chose to run the Herron w SOTA and a Hana with Vandersteen 7 and 7’s. Keith makes a phono stage that can keep up !,,
https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/3803
Finally, have your friend join the owners forum at Vandy.
Keith is great and wonderful to deal with. I heard his excellent phono stage in Socal and approached him about me sending me one with a custom face plate that would fit my space, he accommodated my request with ease. Normally i use that in a system w Vandersteen Treo ( your friend is blessed ) and a Delos.
This Summer i chose to run the Herron w SOTA and a Hana with Vandersteen 7 and 7’s. Keith makes a phono stage that can keep up !,,
https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/3803
Finally, have your friend join the owners forum at Vandy.