Vtl 5.5 series 1, David Berning TF-10 or Melos SHA-Gold?

I’ve had a SHA-Gold for about 12 years now
and have enjoyed it along with an EAR 834p

looking to make use of the 834p in another setup

I’ve seen the VTL 5.5 w/phono floating around my budget and of one was available now I’d probably pull the trigger
but
Now I’m just getting to read about the Berning tf-10 and wonder if that might fit the bill.

thoughts?

I owned a Melos SHA Gold it started to have problems. I was able to get it repaired by the original designer and then sold it.

Today, I am not sure if it can be repaired if needed to be.

ozzy

I owned a Melos SHA Gold it started to have problems. I was able to get it repaired by the original designer and then sold it.
Today, I am not sure if it can be repaired if needed to be.

It can be repaired.
They had lots of problems with the " Porzilli Potentiometer " as he liked to call it,  many were returned, it was just a crude version of the Lightspeed Attenuator MK1 that I started a few years before in the early 80's 

If it goes bad now the Lightspeed Attenuator MkII is a great replacement for it today, as the Melos preamps with the photopots are a very good sounding units.
Just get your tech to put replace it with this instead, or use one on the outside separately as the heat of tubes can cause problems with LDR's 
https://ibb.co/9yjD4sW

Cheers George