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Old 02-13-2018, 12:57 AM
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Serge what about your friend who has a vpi he stopped using? Maybe you can borrow his
He took a break for a few years but is back into it and loves his vinyl, not that I would ever ask to borrow his turntable. I don't like to put people in that position.
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Old 02-13-2018, 01:04 AM
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Serge If you ever want to hear a JA Michelle Gyro with a SME 309 come over
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Old 02-13-2018, 08:29 AM
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That Scout Jr looks fantastic and spinning a great album too!
That was all the wife's doing. She wanted to hear the OSU red, sorry scarlet, turntable with the 'bells song from the games'.
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Old 02-14-2018, 10:51 PM
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Default I have an original Classic 3 in Rosewood

Love the table which I have had for 4 years and have the SS arm.

No problems at all with the table. Using an Eagle Power Supply.
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Old 02-25-2018, 08:30 PM
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A few members of my audio club have VPI tables. I've always felt they were well made and had a very good sound to them. I seriously doubt you would be anything other than completely happy with them

If you're thinking TT's you also need to start thinking about cartridges as well.
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Old 04-02-2018, 09:55 PM
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I’ve owned the VPI scoutmaster with JMW-9 Signature tone arm for about the last 10 years. Very happy with it.
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Old 04-03-2018, 12:14 PM
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I currently own a Prime Signature--couldn't be happier with it. Previously I owned a Scout 1.1, also a fine TT. VPI also has superb customer service.
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Old 05-06-2018, 03:17 PM
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I have a Thorens TD124 mkII, which I love, but when it started having speed issues a couple of years ago, I purchased a preowned VPI Aries 1 with SDS.

I would still like to get the Thorens repaired, but since setting up the VPI, it hasn't been a top priority. If I had to choose just one, it would be the VPI. I have no urge, whatsoever, to upgrade turntables, and consider the Aries a lifer.
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Old 05-16-2018, 03:07 PM
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VPI owner here.

Started off in 2013 with a Scout 1.1 with Ortofon Quintet Black cart.

Then sold to my brother...and bought my current VPI Classic Signature. Ortofon Cadenza Blue.

I hate the 'night & day' adjectives we use BUT the Classic Sig is quite a large upgrade over the Scout.

Now I am in yet ANOTHER upgraditus mode. So I am eyeing the Avenger. Honestly mostly due to how it looks! I am SHALLOW BUT holy moly it looks SMOKIN.

And yea the wobble arm is a bit of a pain but honestly just a few seconds it stops, then I lower the arm. Sounds wonderful to me.

I saw the Clearaudio Innovation at Axpona. Its stunning as well.
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Old 06-25-2019, 08:34 PM
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I'm rather late to the party but I am a VPI fan too. I started with an HW-19 JR that had some upgrades so I guess like a Mk II. Sold that and got an HW-19 Mk IV.

Next go was a DIY. I found a platter and bearing from a TNT and a VPI 300 RPM motor with a flywheel. I picked up an SMA 309 arm from a person I now know to be an AA. I took that stuff, some Bearpaw brass feet a drawing and a 100 lb slab of 6061-T6 aluminum that was 2" thick to a sympathetic machinist and had him carve it up in the style of a TNT.

I also ginned up a 2 phase motor controller that is frequency stable to 10 to the -7 / month, but that is a story for another time.

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