bpoletti
Responses from bpoletti
| SDS or phono stage The Herron phono stage is wonderful. Enjoy your investment. | |
| upgrading the analog setup Budget? | |
| Need low price cartridge for Scoutmaster Agree with OC9/II or III. | |
| Charge for TT setup? Who's the dealer? Gotta know who this guy is. | |
| Which usual suspect TT in $1500 range. Look at used. A VPI HW-19 IV will run mid-$1K with a decent Jelco-sourced arm. | |
| $5k Upgrade I'd ask Keith Herron if I could try out as VTPH-2. That would leave plenty left to get a good isolation transformer. Note that all the signal carrying equipment must be on the same single isolation transformer. Keep that in mind as you look becaus... | |
| SDS or phono stage Herron phono stage plus a variac for the Scoutmaster. The Herron will take care of the cartridge (few , if any, equal or better), the variac will reduce noise from the table. Variac operation is easy. Dial up 120v to get the table running and to b... | |
| turntable isolation feet The Vibrapod Cones work very well with the points facing up. The addition of Vibrapods below the cones can help, but the results are variable. I use CD "coasters" between the base of the cones (or the Vibrapods) and the surface to provide the abil... | |
| Denon DL-103 "one of the...." The 103 is a good bang for the buck, but there are better carts for less than $400. | |
| Phono preamp: Sutherland 20/20 or Manley Chinook? I agree with teeshot. IMO, the Herron VTPH-2 is in a class all by itself at the top of the heap. Getting a demo for your budget amount would be a great score. | |
| Phono preamp: Sutherland 20/20 or Manley Chinook? Forgot to mention that Keigh Herron will make sure the phono stage is set for the correct voltage. | |
| Phono preamp: Sutherland 20/20 or Manley Chinook? Contact Keith Herron at herronaudio.com to see if he has any used VTPH-1mc phono stages available. It would be the best bang for the buck you will find. | |
| Phono stage good for classical and jazz? Re: Herron VTPH-1, That phono stage can handle either MM or MC, but the changes need to be made at the factory. IIRC, the VTPH-1mm is pure tube while the MC version uses quiet FETs to amplify the low level MC signal. Symptoms of a compliance misma... | |
| Phono stage good for classical and jazz? I'd call Keith Herron at Herron Audio and ask if he has any VTPH-1s still available. Maybe he has a few from trade-ins? | |
| Audio Research PH 7 or PH 6 Is there a reason why the Herron VTPH-2 isn't under consideration? |