dodgealum
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| Three cheers for Keith Herron I’ve known Keith for over a decade now—never met him in person unfortunately but we always check in and catch up so I feel as though he lives next door. Currently running the latest iteration of his “Reference” line stage and VTPH-2A. Just flat ou... | |
| Pedal steel @bdp24 Good call on Ben Keith and Greg Leitz—scratching my brain last night trying to pull up his name! A little hard on Jerry though—I admire ANY multi instrumentalist and appreciate how Garcia could cross genres. I have a guitar playing friend w... | |
| Pedal steel Jerry Garcia played a nice pedal steel from time to time. Sneaky Pete Kleinman (sp?) did a ton of great studio work as a session player for lots of 70s folk rock artists. | |
| Pedal steel Jerry Garcia played a nice pedal steel from time to time. Sneaky Pete Kleinman (so) did a ton of great studio work as a session player for lots of 70s folk rock artists. | |
| Review: VAS Nova Ultimate Reference LOMC Hey Drew—thanks for sharing! Not sure how I missed your post back in February but good to hear Steve continues to evolve the line for his dedicated clients. I’ll reach out directly to connect! | |
| Equipment Report: Linear Tube Audio's New Ultralinear PLUS Hey Ron—using a Herron Reference line stage with the LTA. I’ve been a big fan of Keith’s for years having previously owned the prior VTSP 3A (R03). I have heard many great things about the LTA line stages paired with their amps but have yet to try... | |
| What do you have on order RIGHT NOW. I was asked to be a Beta tester for the new LTA Ultralinear amp. It is in transit now and I have the weekend after this cleared to A-B with the latest original version. Should be fun! | |
| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? 10 years into my audio odyssey I spent a year in England where I purchased a pair of Harbeth Compact 7s and custom Target Audio stands. I hooked them up to my roommates cheap mass market receiver and CD player in his loft, a lovely room with high ... | |
| Next step in Turntable @Mijo--In my experience all drive system represent trade-offs--none are perfect but some better than others. The TE-2 approach is to extract the best of what belt, direct, and idler systems have to offer while minimizing the downsides. I think the... | |
| Next step in Turntable At or below $10k I would encourage anyone to take a long look at the Sempersonus TE-2. Innovative yet simple drive system, very flexible and dead quiet. I’m using a 12” Raven arm but one could strap on an OL Conqueror or Encounter for much less an... | |
| Importance of the Preamp in a system Maybe 10 years ago I discovered the relative importance of the preamp in the chain of reproduction. IMHO only the speaker-room interface and the amp-speaker interface are more important to getting good sound. There are lots of threads on this topi... | |
| Sound Labs 645-8, A Review Thanks for sharing Mijo. I have been interested in Sound Labs for years but never had a listening room that could accommodate—I do now and am considering a second system that goes in a whole different direction. Would love to audition a pair if so... | |
| What is your favorite album cover? Spinal Tap “Smell the Glove” | |
| The Grateful Dead tune that would still make for a great James Bond Theme Song Estimated Prophet | |
| New turntable: please help with cartridge selection: Ortofon vs Lyra vs Charisma vs Hana I haven’t heard a ton at your price point but synergy with your arm should be your first priority followed by synergy with the overall sonic attributes of your system. I own the Signature One and it it incredibly well balanced and transparent to t... |