bpoletti
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| Should I consider the newer Audio Research pre & power amps, when I play records not CD's You're right. There are few used Herron Audio components for sale even though there are thousands of units out there. Could it be that the owners are so satisfied with them that they find few other components good enough to replace them? What I... | |
| Should I consider the newer Audio Research pre & power amps, when I play records not CD's Go with all Herron Audio. I haven't heard anything better. IMO, VTPH-2 phono stage is as good as it gets, I haven't heard any line stage better than the Herron VTSP-3A (r03). Amps are extremely good. No coloration, no distortion. Just the music. | |
| Preamp choice for a Dynaco ST-35 amp The Dyna is a good choice. But make sure the preamp is fully warmed-up, a full minute or more, BEFORE you power up the amp. And make sure you power down the amp and wait 30 seconds or so BEFORE you power down the preamp. The PAS 3X can shoot so... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? There was an article a few years ago in (IIRC) Stereophile or some audiophile rag that tested several high end speaker cables. They also tried a few "underground" solutions including a pair of 10ga (or was it 8ga) stranded copper THHN cable (petr... | |
| Which pre should I choose? My current preference is a Herron VTSP-3A (r03). It is rich and full in tone and harmonics. It is also quite dynamic and time alignment is as good as it gets. I have heard nothing better. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Opinion....I have wondered for some time whether silver contributes to a resonance in conductors that results in it’s particular coloration that I hear. It may not interact with equipment I haven’t heard. Some may like what I think is a coloration... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? joey_vMaybe that's why they make different kinds of cables. But my opinion stands. I have never heard a silver cable I could live with. YMMV. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I'm in the low cost club. NOT necessarily the anything works club. There are inexpensive 12ga and 14ga cable solutions, but they are not all created equal. And there are 10ga and 8ga solutions that sound very good but most are impractical and, ... | |
| Ortofon 2m Bronze in a Jelco 750D? The SA-750D is a very good arm and worked quite well with a Lyra Clavis da Capo. Not sure of the mass, but the Lyra is pretty demanding and requires a high mass arm, IIRC. | |
| Doh, left system off all night o_holter - Tubes don't have the warm-up problems that ss does. My experience is that tubes take a max of an hour or two to reach their envelope of best performance. Solid state can take 10 times that long or longer. So tubes can be MUCH more ec... | |
| Doh, left system off all night Lalit,I cannot disclose the DAC I will get because it will end up being somebody's prototype. But the DAC I have been using is an out of production modified Douk. There might have been others better, but not in my system. String... nice feat... | |
| Doh, left system off all night Tube gear takes about half an hour to 45 minutes. Solid state amps sometimes take a few hours of playing music, sometimes a lot less. But once the amps are on and warmed up, they don’t need continuous music. I usually leave them on 24/7 and don't... | |
| Tapping on my table Don't tap on your table. It causes tapping noises.Don't use marble under the table. Use maple butcher block only.If your table sounds good, don't screw around with it. | |
| Warm-up time for amps and preamps Starting with the sources...VPI recommends turning on the table 30 minutes before use (VPI Aries)AT-OC9/II phono cartridge usually takes one record side / 20 minutes to sound "right"Herron VTPH-2 comes up the same time as the OC9/II -- 20-30 minut... | |
| Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp? tubegroover - Actually, I'm a tube lover. I own a tube phono stage with a FET mc front end and fully tubed line stage preamp. Herron VTPH-2 and Herron VTSP-3A (r03). They are very wonderful units. Vanishingly low distortion and coloration. N... |