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First impression: Herron VTPH-2A phono preamp

I got my VTPH-2A this morning and it's up and running. After about five hours of spinning vinyl, I'm pretty sure I've wet myself, MULTIPLE TIMES! I've primarily played vinyl that I've had for decades, music that I thought I was intimately familiar with. I was wrong. There's nuance I never knew existed. Everything about the VTPH-2A is "right". The bass is tight, vocals superb, instruments have places, etc.  All that I've listened to sounds new and fresh and the most masterfully recorded vinyl sounds live. What I've read about on this forum concerning the VTPH-2A (pretty much all stellar) is true. I've had five different phono preamps and nothing can compete with this, NOTHING. It's a bad ass and definitely a keeper.
professorsvsu
professorsvsu OP
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djohn,
I've had the VTPH-2A for about six months now and have not been disappointed one bit. Keith Herron must have been divinely inspired when he came up with this beast. If he retires, the listening community will be at a loss. His skill, talent, and passion are very much relevant in a market of overpriced, mediocre crap.
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bdp24
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Keith has said the majority of the improvement in the VTPH-2 compared to the VTPH-1 is in the MC circuit of the phono amp. For users of high output pickups (moving magnet and moving iron)---whose signal does not pass through the MC circuit---the improvement provided by the mm-2 in relation to the mm-1 is not as pronounced. That's purely academic, as the VTPHmm-1 is no longer offered, and mm-1 owners don't sell theirs!
djohn
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djohn,
I've had the VTPH-2A for about six months now and have not been disappointed one bit. Keith Herron must have been divinely inspired when he came up with this beast. If he retires, the listening community will be at a loss. His skill, talent, and passion are very much relevant in a market of overpriced, mediocre crap.


Extremely nice words and I agree the listening community will be at a loss.

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