dodgealum
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| Herron VTPH-2A, Herron VTSP-360 and Herron M2 Hey--former VTSP-3A (R03) owner now Reference (360) owner. Both units are great, but the Reference really takes things to another level sonically. A major understatement. You can dim and turn off the volume display from the remote which is the mos... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? Well, since you are looking for palpable presence, proper tone, and high efficiency the you should certainly give Daedalus Audio a serious look. All that in spades. | |
| Tube Line Stage around $5k Like the VTPH-2a, the Herron Reference 360 is destined to become a legacy component, one that will provide years of trouble-free, unimpeachable performance. A little above your price point but very much worth the stretch, it will hold its monetary... | |
| Ortofon Cadenza with VPI Scout Not sure what you feel is lacking but I doubt very much if the Cadenza will give you better performance. The ART9 is probably the only piece of gear that I had genuine regrets after selling. Maybe some tweaks to your setup or table would scratch t... | |
| What are your top 5 Windham Hill recordings? For anyone interested and nearby, I was in Lynchburg VA a few weeks ago and popped into Riverview Records to browse around a bit a found an entire section filled with WH LPs. More than I have seen in one place anywhere I've ever been. They were fa... | |
| New cartridge selection: help wanted I have owned the Dyna XX-2MKII and the AT OC-9MLII. I think the OC-9 is wonderful--a sleeper and overachiever at that price point. I just saw a used low mile one come on recently here for like $300. You may want to grab it and be done. I doubt the... | |
| Adding a Herron VTSP 3A/360 Preamplifier to the system. Been running a Reference with a VTPH-2a for about 3 months now (pushing LTA UL+ monoblocks) really feel like I am where I want to be after 30 years in the hunt. The presentation is so vivid and authentic I could just sit for hours lost in the perf... | |
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system Great topic, tough to choose just three so going with three from 3 different genres:Classical:Mozart Divertimento K.563 Cummings String Trio on Meridian (CD). Great for assessing string tone and ability to distinguish musical linesMozart Piano Uch... | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? One way to look at this is to determine where the greatest design, materials and build challenges lie. To me the turntable and cartridge represent a slightly easier challenge that can be overcome with less investment of funds and expertise while t... | |
| Speaker Recommendation up to 70k Is it just me or is anyone else having difficulty with the concept of laying out $70K on a pair of speakers based on the suggestions of anonymous participants in an online forum? | |
| Four MC Phono Cartridges I have owned the DV 20X-2L, ART 9, and OC9MLII. All mounted to a VPI Scout. to my ears both AT carts were superior to the Dyna. The OC9 is an underrated bargain, outperforming it's price point. The ART 9 is exceptional--really head an shoulders ab... | |
| What comes after Harbeth 30.1s? I am going to take you up on the offer to talk you out of it. Given all that you have shared my advice is to stick with the M-30s. Not my favorite Harbeth but you have enjoyed them and unless you are prepared to open your wallet more than you impl... | |
| Which Harbeths? I owned the C-7s for many years and have heard the rest of the lineup in different iterations, rooms, and systems over the years. My advice is to not over think this one—Harbeth makes wonderful, musically engaging speakers that sound very good wit... | |
| Degritter brand ultrasonic record cleaner I have one in silver in a sealed box just arrived from a authorized dealer. Circumstances have me considering a sale. Please PM if you are interested. | |
| LTA ZOTL40 Reference+ Amplifier Glad to hear the + upgrades are equally positive for the Ref 40. Those who are interested in learning more about the latest Ultralinear can see my comments which were updated today after adding a second amp to achieve monoblocks. |