bpoletti
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| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. Herron Audio. VTSP-3Ar(03) may be as good as it gets. | |
| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? Decent selection. Nice musical phono stage. It should serve you well for years without a big desire for an upgrade. Not a big number of phono stages that are better. | |
| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? @12hz That's why I said save your money. Yes, the Herron is a bit more expensive than the others you mentioned, but getting a VTPH-2a will keep you from losing money on trade-ins for upgrades. BTW, even if you CAN find a used early model Herr... | |
| Tonearms with no anti-skate adjustment @oldtech04 - That method has been proven invalid since groove modulation plays such a large part in anti-skate. Even if anti-skate is perfect on one record, it is unlikely that it will be correct on every other record. The reason is related to... | |
| Tonearms with no anti-skate adjustment The best explanation and use of anti-skate was a paper delivered with a rebuilt cartridge from Soundsmith. To make a multi-page explanation short, it is necessary but in most cases much more heavily applied than is needed.I recommend a thorough r... | |
| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? Save your money and get a Herron Audio VTPH-2a. No need to upgrade when you have the best. The Herron is the last stop on the upgrade path. | |
| Tube amplifier suggestion for 101 dB speakers There are some nice inexpensive tube designs based on the old Dyna Stereo 70 and Mk 3 mono amps. Plenty of power for a 101dB 4 ohm speaker. | |
| What class of amplifier has the most high definition sound ? "High definition" is very much dependent on design. Except for the hopeless designs of Class D. Nothing can bail out a design that is so fundamentally flawed. | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? Follows is my complete list of digital components that I've heard perform as well or better then my vinyl rig.Shal I repeat the list? | |
| WHAT TURNTABLE? Those who criticize a VPI for their arm are those who either have NEVER owned one or just hate for hate's sake. The VPI unipivot arms is a great performers and smoke the Rega arm in any level in any category of comparison.The VPI Prime Sig is a r... | |
| Help with phono amp upgrade Try to find a used Herron Audio VTPH-1mc. Maybe even call Herron to see if they have had any trade-ins. In my opinion, a used Herron VTPH-1mc is better than any other used or new $2K phono stage. Any. Better than any $3,000 used or new phono stag... | |
| Cogging! To reduce or even eliminate cogging, try using a variostat between the wall outlet and the turntable. For turn-on, use full 120v (or your local wall current). Once the platter reaches speed, reduce the voltage to just above the minimum required ... | |
| Upgrade Suggestions for Rega P2 The best way to upgrade a rega p2 is to trade it in on a different table. Silk purse / sow’s ear and all that. | |
| Decca London Super Gold Compatibility Question It should work pretty well with that arm. Try the SME headshell. Maybe add a little mass. | |
| Cartridge new or used ? Buying a used cartridge depends on the cartridge in question. If it's a very good cartridge going for much less than the rebuild price, then it might be a good bargain. I would not buy a used cartridge from someone I don't know / trust unless it... |