bpoletti
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| Pick A Tube Phono Preamp, but not just any Tube Phono Preamp Might as well swing for the fences and get a Herron VTPH-2a. Nothing better, few if any as good. Can directly handle HOMC and LOMC. Easy external loading. Best phono stage I've heard. I own one and wouldn't own any other. Any other would be ... | |
| Dated but still A rated DACs Who cares if a device is "A rated" or unrated. Those ratings are just subjective opinions of reviewers that may have certain "motivations" unrelated to how a unit may actually perform. | |
| Which preamp for a pass labs? If I had to choose between an ARC LS 25 Mk2 andd a Pass Labs XC-10 (or -12), I'd get a Herron Audio VTSP-360. Smokes both and takes no prisoners. No point in using "balanced cables" since they do nothing at all to improve the quality of a standa... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A, Herron VTSP-360 and Herron M2 I have heard them though not the VTSP-360 in my system. It was in a system I'm very familiar with playing known recordings. I heard a pair M2 some time back and they were a step up from the M1. I am still using M1s in my system. For now. I am... | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? The right watts are what you hear in the showroom that impressed you enough to buy the amp in the first place. The rest of the watts are what you hear at home when you try to get the amp to sound as good as when you laid out that hard-earned cash. | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation $3000 I guess you could call Keith Herron. That's how I got mine. Phone number should be somewhere on his website. | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation $3000 BTW, NOTHING MATTERS except what a specific phono stage sounds like. All Raul's pontification and lack of engineering credibility don't hold water. The only thing that does is performance. Tubes have shown many times to be superior to solid sta... | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation $3000 Raul - A couple of quick questions for clarification of your extremely articulate and insightful comment....Are transistors actually more linear than tubes? Please cite your specific evidence.When did you actually hear a Herron Audio Phono Stage ... | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation $3000 Go for a Herron Audio VTPH-2A. I have heard nothing better at any price, nothing equaling it anywhere near it's price. | |
| LP's... Do they sound better now than 30 yrs ago? LPs still sound as good as they did 30 years ago. The MAJOR difference is that the new equipment we are using to reproduce LPs provides us with sound quality that far surpasses any other souses developed since the introduction of LPs. It's not a... | |
| I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative? To me, it seems like you're just NOT interested in the music. | |
| Cartridge Suggestion Requested The AT-OC9/II is a surprisingly good cartriddge. It is NOT as "thick" as an ART-9. Another consideration if the OC9/II reputation scares you away is the AT 33Sa. | |
| I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative? It's a good performer. If you don't like the way it looks, listen with the lights out. What is the point of investing in great-performing equipment, anyway? Is it for you to stare at or are you actually going to listen to music? | |
| Where were your audio components designed/engineered? All the Herron gear was engineered in the U.S. That’s phono stage, pre, amps and the [modified] DAC (St. Louis)Turntable and arms were engineered and manufactured in the U.S. (New Joysee)Cartridges were engineered and manufactured in Japan The Onk... | |
| Design a $60,000 Speaker - Start here Designing well-braced cabinets that work within the constraints of baffle-step is one thing. The use of top-notch drivers is another point. But it has been my personal experience that developing a good crossover is probably 75% of the effort and... |