To answer the question above, I have the Herron VTPH-2. My table is the basis 2500 signature with a Vector 4 arm and my cartridge is Ortofon Winfeld. My biggest concern is that because I have a solid-state preamble, whether I will miss having a tube phono preamp if I go to the solid-state unit
XP25 vs Reference Phono 2 SE
Has anyone compared these two wonderful phono stages? I have heard the Pass in the context of an all Pass system and was impressed. Would be upgrading from a Herron unit and wonder if maintaining a tube unit, even with the non tubey 6H30 tubes would be a benefit to my otherwise solid state system. If you own either of these units I would like to hear from you and what you considered before purchase.