I upgraded to the Sota Total Eclipse package from the 300RPM VPI motor. I believe it made a very nice improvement over the original motor. You can feel that the Sota motor runs much more smoothly than the VPI Hurst motor.
Third Party turntable motors
When needing a new motor for a turnatble does it make sense to go for a third party motor. I have heared of the Origin Live motor from the UK a few weeks ago. I know one of you has it installed on a Oracle Delphi. Anyone else into puchasing third party motors. I believe VPI sells motors separately. My assumption is that it would be cost effective to buy a motor from a company that produces them for a number of manufacturers or can fit on a number of different tables such as Origin Live, rather than to buy directly from your turntable assembler.