Dear @bpoletti : Many years ago I heard the VTPH-1 MC version and latter on the VTPH paired with the Shelter 90X and latter that same Herron with the XV-1 by Dynavector.
I know very well both cartridges because I owned and even that the Herron sounds " so so "/good in reality can’t honor the true both cartridges quality level performance I knew and know it has.
The Herron is made at a price point but it has in the LOMC and MM cartridge signal tubes and tubes are not for audio any more, we have to remember that we are living in 2018 ! !.
I don’t have to repeat/analize what I’m sure you already read about in some other threads from my posts in that specific tube regards and how damage the audio signal and why damages it.
That many people are accustomed to tubes only says that: are accustomed to but in any way says is rigth because is totaly wrong to use tubes in audio signal home systems. No matters what.
That many persons like what is wrong does not converts it in the rigth way/rigth road to go.
A good SS design always ( and I mean it. ) performs truer to the recording, tubes can’t do it.
That you as other gentlemans are accustomed to and are unaware of the damages it produce means only that: that are unaware of those damages.
Yes, we all need to grow up learning into our each day by day audio experiences ( everykind of. ).
I remember you that for years I owned tubes till I learned till I took in count what in reality I was accustomed to listen with tube electronics. No comeback there at any price. I'm for MUSIC and its emotional envolve.
R.
I know very well both cartridges because I owned and even that the Herron sounds " so so "/good in reality can’t honor the true both cartridges quality level performance I knew and know it has.
The Herron is made at a price point but it has in the LOMC and MM cartridge signal tubes and tubes are not for audio any more, we have to remember that we are living in 2018 ! !.
I don’t have to repeat/analize what I’m sure you already read about in some other threads from my posts in that specific tube regards and how damage the audio signal and why damages it.
That many people are accustomed to tubes only says that: are accustomed to but in any way says is rigth because is totaly wrong to use tubes in audio signal home systems. No matters what.
That many persons like what is wrong does not converts it in the rigth way/rigth road to go.
A good SS design always ( and I mean it. ) performs truer to the recording, tubes can’t do it.
That you as other gentlemans are accustomed to and are unaware of the damages it produce means only that: that are unaware of those damages.
Yes, we all need to grow up learning into our each day by day audio experiences ( everykind of. ).
I remember you that for years I owned tubes till I learned till I took in count what in reality I was accustomed to listen with tube electronics. No comeback there at any price. I'm for MUSIC and its emotional envolve.
R.