Why Not More Conversation about VAC?


As I browse Audiogon's posts...I'm constantly amazed at the lack of attention, questions, remarks about VAC, (Valve Amplification Company).
First and foremost, I'm thinking that most if not all of us are music lovers--and I'm not aware, subjectively, of course, of more, just out and out, musical sounding electronics. And, I don't mean that in a perjorative, 'colored' sense...I mean that in the most flattering sense.
The lack of comments may mean nothing, but it just strikes me as 'absent' from good discussions.
Second, and beyond the stellar sound, if you want great gear, and a great person to buy it from, who better in terms of accommodation, knowledge and service than Kevin Hayes. Like the Bobster (Palkovic) his reputation for building first rate stuff and then backing it to the hilt is unsurpassed.

Kevin is also a great guy AND music lover of the first order...a friend too, but I'm not shilling here, just seriously wondering why VAC isn't further up the discussion ladder.

Kinda like reading Motor Trend Magazine, in which they 'Test Drive' a Mustang in EVERY ISSUE!!!

Just wondering.

Larry
lrsky
I'm curious, are you guys using any form of tube dampers on the
preamp side and what are the sonic differences(damp/no damp.
Reason, I picked up a Sig MKII pre(no PH).
I am about to order Herbies tube dampers and i have brass weights on top of preamp for resonance control. Biggest difference on microphonics i experienced was trading out vac preamp phono tubes since i was experiencing low frequency hum/microphonics thru my velodyne sub.
Podeschi, what tubes did you put in.

What does the rest of your set-up consist of.