That was pretty much my experience exactly. Kept reading comments and reviews, couldn't find anything locally worth buying, read a bunch more then finally called Keith. Never recommend anything but in-home audition but sometimes you just can't. Honestly, given the reviews and then after talking to Keith, just seemed like as close to a sure thing as you ever can get.
Since then I have called Keith a couple times. Yes one was just to tell him how happy I am! Hard to say which is his most impressive character trait, perfectionism or modesty. Either way just what you want in a builder.
Just a little fyi- building these things requires things like ordering rather large production runs of parts like the chassis which ties up a lot of capital. Not all that long ago he was at the decision point of maybe making the last VTPH-2A. I would have had nearly the last one made.
I mention this because in talking with Keith this came up and he decided to continue making these and that my Audiogon review was a factor. Now in no way am I taking credit. Rather this is to make the point there really are some people like Keith who are in this and doing it for more than the money.
Since then I have called Keith a couple times. Yes one was just to tell him how happy I am! Hard to say which is his most impressive character trait, perfectionism or modesty. Either way just what you want in a builder.
Just a little fyi- building these things requires things like ordering rather large production runs of parts like the chassis which ties up a lot of capital. Not all that long ago he was at the decision point of maybe making the last VTPH-2A. I would have had nearly the last one made.
I mention this because in talking with Keith this came up and he decided to continue making these and that my Audiogon review was a factor. Now in no way am I taking credit. Rather this is to make the point there really are some people like Keith who are in this and doing it for more than the money.