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Old 07-10-2020, 11:15 PM
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I bought an Avenger from Ivan over Memorial Day weekend (as discussed in the turntable forum). It took a few weeks to receive it and I've now had it set up and running for a few weeks. This was an upgrade (!) from my trusty Technics SL 1300 Mk2 which I've owned for 26 years and been really happy with - yes, I fixed the cueing issue in the '90s.

This machine came equipped with the 12" 3D unipivot arm - of which there is a great deal of discussion out there about difficulty of setup. I experienced none of it. The alignment and azimuth adjustments via the included tools were so incredibly easy even a caveman could do it. With a little help from the younger eyes of my gf's daughter, I had the cartridge aligned perfectly in no time flat. VTF, azimuth, and VTA were are incredibly simple as the machine has been engineered to allow you to arrive at the correct setup in very short order. I passed on AS - seems to be the VPI way, although they do provide two ways of adding it should you desire. I've not missed it one bit. No IGD since day one.

I'm not much on lofty adjectives to describe the sound of HiFi gear. But, let me just say this - from the mechanical to the ease of listening this machine offers, I'm just floored. So is my gf and her daughters.

So, I'm a VPI guy now I guess. And, I'm a unipivot guy - what a brilliant design.

Well done indeed!
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Old 07-11-2020, 05:54 AM
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Congrats.
Have always had similar experience with VPI TT/TA combinations.
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Old 07-11-2020, 09:10 AM
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Tony... very glad you are enjoying the new VPI TT, I sure love mine.
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Old 07-11-2020, 10:20 AM
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Awesome, great company and products, I love mine. Enjoy it, looking forward to photos!
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Old 07-11-2020, 11:31 AM
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Here are a few. The red LP is Biggie Small's Greatest Hits - I bought this for my gf's daughter as she is into rap. Figured why not introduce her to one of the masters ... and I gotta' tell ya', she was all smiles. We all were.

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Old 07-11-2020, 06:54 PM
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Nice system! I'm so used to the unipivot now on my VPI Classic 2 that when I play 78s on my Dual 1019 I'm confused why the tonearm only moves laterally. Enjoy the tunes!
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Nice system! I'm so used to the unipivot now on my VPI Classic 2 that when I play 78s on my Dual 1019 I'm confused why the tonearm only moves laterally. Enjoy the tunes!
Thanks!! Do I forsee a similar thread from you on that 40th DD? Dude...
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Old 07-11-2020, 08:47 PM
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Thanks!! Do I forsee a similar thread from you on that 40th DD? Dude...
I'll definitely post my opinion when it arrives.
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I'll definitely post my opinion when it arrives.
And?
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Old 08-12-2020, 08:42 PM
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And?
There was a delay in shipping, no biggie, and when it arrived I was too under the weather to safely lift it. This thing is a beast. I plan on getting to it this weekend or Friday afternoon if I can block my afternoon out at work. I'll be mounting the Soundsmith Paua MkII on it.
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