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Recommendations for a tonearm upgrade on a VPI Classic 4 turntable

Greetings Everyone,

I have a VPI Classic 4 turntable that I bought with the 12 inch JMW 3D tonearm. My cartridge is a Dynavector XV-1S. This is the first unipivot tonearm I have owned, and after a year I have decided that I really don't like it.  I am considering upgrading to the 12 inch VPI Fatboy gimbaled and would love to hear your opinions on that tonearm, or others that you think I should consider.

Thanks!
TMQ
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whitestix
730 posts
 
I can relate to your tonearm woes.  I switched from my Sota Sapphire vacuum table with an SAEC 407 tonearm and Dynavector 20X2 LOMC to a modified Oppo 205D CDP.  I have never second-guessed the decision.                          
whitestix
730 posts
 
ha ha, fair enough.  I am a pensioner and my final straw was when my active cat jumped on my tone arm and destroyed the stylus on my Dynavector cartridge.

With my digital music, no pops, no clicks, no cleaning records, and no worries about what tonearm might garner a bit more resolution to my recordings.  No VTA or overhang adjustments to worry about or nor any need of step-up devices or phono preamps, I am done with all that.  For a guy with a mild case of OCD, I was very happy to step away from vinyl music reproduction and its myriad hassles.

God bless you vinyl devotees, carry on.  


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