Tube Preamp Reviews

Herron Audio VTSP-1 preamplifier & VTPH-1MC phono preamplifier Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Analog source: Simon Yorke, Basis Debut turntables; Graham 2.0, Immedia RPM2 tonearms; EMT TU2 and TU3 (Geyger stylus), Lyra Parnassus D.C.t, Transfiguration Temper Supreme, Spirit phono cartridges.
Preamplifier: Ayre K-1.
Power amplifiers: KR Enterprise VT 8000 monoblocks, Musical Fidelity NuVista 300.
Loudspeakers: Sonus Faber Amati Homage, Audio Physic Rhea subwoofer.
Cables: Interconnects: Hovland Phono cable (Graham arm), Yamamura Millennium 6000, Electra Glide Tesla, XLO Reference, Wireworld Gold Eclipse. Speaker cables: Yamamura Millennium 6000, QED Silver Spiral. AC cords: Electra Glide, Yamamura Quantum.
Accessories: Sounds of Silence Vibraplane active isolation platform, VPI SDS and Walker motor drives, Finite Elemente Pagode and Zoethecus equipment stands, A.R.T. Q dampers, D.J. Kasser Black Diamond Racing cones, Walker Valid Points, Harmonix feet, ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusors and BAD panels, Shakti Stones.---Michael Fremer