VTSP-1A/166 vs McCormack Audio LD-2
The LD-2's weight is 8.16 kg (18 lbs) against the VTSP-1A/166's 6.35 kg (14 lbs) and its depth 285.75 mm against 254 mm. Both share width (482.6 mm) and height (88.9 mm).
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The Herron Audio VTSP-1A/166 is a vacuum tube stereo preamplifier introduced in 1998 and upgraded by Keith Herron himself. It features a 166-step volume control system with perfect tracking, providing unprecedented precision and dynamic range. The preamplifier is designed to deliver high-quality audio reproduction with a frequency response from 1 Hz to beyond 100 kHz and RIAA accuracy of ±0.1 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
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