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Herron VTSP-3A

Hey guys, I just got this preamp in my system and have only used it for 5 hours. However, I don't have to wait for burn in or more evaluation time to tell this compenent is absolutley outstanding. The VTSP-3A is the new version and it has over 50 changes from the VTSP-3. I got my system sounding really good before the arrival of the Herron, but the Herron has really brought my system to life. Heck, the VTSP-3A has had the most postive impact on about every aspect of sound in my system than any other electonic compenent I have ever bought. I feel like the Herron is letting me hear the potential of everything else in my system. I thought I would make this post since I'm not sure if a lot of people know about Herron. If someone is in the market for a top of the line preamp, they may want to at least consider this one. For the record, I have no affliation with the company, I'm just a VERY happy owner.
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wig
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Received my VTSP 3A last night, cold out of the box and all I can say is WOW! Rich, dynamic with you can almost grab images. You can almost feel the emotions of the Violin and Cello player in "You raise me up" track. I definitely feel like I've been transported and loving it and I have many more hours of play before the unit is at its best.

Kudos to Keith at Herron for his dedication to music and his devotion in designing audio playback components that captures the original performance.

I can't wait to get the kids in bed tonight for more therapy sessions :o)
lewinskih01
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Since this thread was brought back, I was wondering if Mitch got to try the Herron vs the Lamm. Mitch?
mitch2
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No, Lewinski, unfortunately I have not yet tried the Herron and I am currently running a MUSE Model Three Signature preamp with outboard display/power supply into my balanced Clayton M300 amps. Although nowhere near as expensive as some preamps I have owned, the MUSE is holding it's own and is a very good preamp for the money, offering incredible features such as a volume control with 255 steps (displayed in absolute 0.5 dB increments), gain adjustment/matching for each input, phase switch, balance, mute, and ability to remain always on. It also offers very impressive clarity and resolution, while being quiet, very dynamic (26dB gain), and providing a sound that is slightly on the warm side of neutral and more dimensional and “meaty” than many SS products.

I will be curious to see what I think of the MUSE after putting the Lamm back in my system and comparing the two.

I would still like to try the Herron, but for now I am more interested in hearing very good fully balanced preamps that will mate better with my amps, since I have to use Jensen transformers to convert single-ended outputs to balanced when using single-ended preamps.
lewinskih01
909 posts
 
Mitch2,

Thanks for the reply. If you ever try that out, please let us know.
BTW, I ended up buying a Lamm LL2 Deluxe, after much research. Your posts played a role towards my decision, so I'm particularly interested. Have you tweaked your Lamm in any way?
The MUSE sounds interesting.
mitch2
4,036 posts
 
Since the Lamm is off topic, and I don't want to hijack the Herron thread, I will send you an e-mail.
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