First impression: Herron VTPH-2A phono preamp

@scm My opinion and to address your comment....

I have owned all the various versions of the VTPH-1 and VTPH-2 through the current revision.  Used the same table and cartridges when upgrading from the VTPH-1MC (with the latest revisions) to the VTPH-2.  As really good as the VTPH-1MC was (and still is), there is a very nice gain in performance, not subtle, in the VTPH-2, and another not subtle improvement in the VTPH-2a (the current revision).  It is an awesome performer.  IMO, at the top of the list of phono stages.  It would be a steal at three times its price.  At its current retail price, it is outright grand larceny.  

I agree and don't see any need for me to have mm / high level inputs, either.  I haven't heard a high output cartridge that has compelled me to move in that direction and give up the AT moving coil "house sound" and performance, or the Lyra moving coil performance.  But it is a nice convenience and possibly even a simplification of manufacturing for Herron Audio.  Increases the sellability when my heirs pry my stereo from my cold dead hands and liquidate my estate and stereo gear after my death in a [hopefully] distant decade.  

bpoletti,
I've picked up your comments about the VTPH-2A on other threads. I've got your back buddy, I've got your back. It's a bad-ass extraordinaire.

SCM, I’ll be able to answer your question next week as I’m trading my VTPH-1mc for the VTPH-2a.  My understanding, though, is that the major improvements in the  VTPH-2a were to the MC side of things.  

@steveyork...I` m looking forward to your thoughts on the upgrade.

@bpoletti ...That`s quite an endorsement !
I have a ZYX that sounds nice to me but maybe a move up the Herron would help it to sound even better.
Has me really wondering now... 

Does Keith still use/recommend the Sovtek LPS ?

professorsvsu OP
George,
I found my Goldpoint and it's a 24 step SA1. If memory serves me correctly, I bought the "standard Issue" which means it's impedance is 25K ohms. I'll run the VTPH-2A through it this weekend direct line to my Bryston 4B Cubed and give an update.

A ladder attenuator configuration (the best) https://ibb.co/kCLLKJ 
A 10k ladder has a max output impedance of 2.5k, and with the 30k of the 4B that's a 1:12 ratio, pity yours 25k if it's a ladder it will be 1:6 ratio, but saying that, it maybe fine as below you see that out of 30 audiophiles only two detected something below 1:10

We conducted 30 strong audiophile group listening, level matched using 1khz test cd at the speaker within 10th of a volt, then with music.
Using an amp I made to be able to change the input impedance quickly, and my Lightspeed (a ladder) the group could not hear any difference from 1:100 ratio down to 1:10 ratio. 
A couple "thought" they heard something lower than 1:10, but it wasn't till 1:3 ratio that 50% thought they heard a difference. 

Cheers George