I had one and it is a FINE, FINE piece. Tried rolling, too. High-end Teles, Seimens, etc. etc. The only quad I found that sounded any better than the stock tubes was a quad of Rathyeon-badged tubes that I believe were US Amperex. Ipy's suggestion of the stock tubes with Hal-O's are just what I settled on. And happily. If I had not gone to a passive linestage, I'd no doubt still have the Herron.
Tube rolling Herron VTSP1A preamp?
Hi guys,
Well I love my Herron, it's proven a more than worthy replacement for my Supratek Syrah. Now I'm aware that Herron recommends strongly against deviating from the stock, factory provided tubes. However I also know there are plenty of you degenerate tube rollers out there, has anyone tried this and with what results? I recently put a pair of Siemens EC88's into my cd player with excellent results, but the price of a quad of Siemens is proving to be cost prohibitive, I just bought a new condo, and difficult to find. So my question is this, up to about $150/quad, is there a worthy 6922 out there that will outperform the stock Sovteks? Or should I wait until I can blow $400 or so on a quad of Siemens CCa? Or should I heed the manufacturer and stay stock. Rest of gear is Tube Tech cd, Rega P3, Camelot phono, KR Audio Antares V300 amp, Alon Lotus speakers. Thanks!
Well I love my Herron, it's proven a more than worthy replacement for my Supratek Syrah. Now I'm aware that Herron recommends strongly against deviating from the stock, factory provided tubes. However I also know there are plenty of you degenerate tube rollers out there, has anyone tried this and with what results? I recently put a pair of Siemens EC88's into my cd player with excellent results, but the price of a quad of Siemens is proving to be cost prohibitive, I just bought a new condo, and difficult to find. So my question is this, up to about $150/quad, is there a worthy 6922 out there that will outperform the stock Sovteks? Or should I wait until I can blow $400 or so on a quad of Siemens CCa? Or should I heed the manufacturer and stay stock. Rest of gear is Tube Tech cd, Rega P3, Camelot phono, KR Audio Antares V300 amp, Alon Lotus speakers. Thanks!