TW Raven One owners- will this be it ?


I'm seriously thinking of going for it but just want to be sure that this is my last TT.
My wife has been complaining about my pile of gears in the attic which i really have to start disposing.
$6500 these days plus an additional $4k + for the arm is quite a chunk of cash. But got to enjoy it. I'm hitting 55 by December and gotta enjoy life!

My previous TT was the scout, Scoutmaster & the Aries 3. All good TT's but i think its time to move on.

On the other hand, there is a VPI Classic tempting me at $2500 clams. A few of my buddies up North swears by them.

So, what's it gonna be guys ?

Which of these two turntable will give me a more analog sound ? more weighty sound ?

Looking forward to some informative opinions here.

Raven One owners, any itch to upgrade to the next tt ?

How easy is it to set up & is this Raven finicky with ancilliary gears, carts, isolation stands, etc ?

Fire them up.

Dan
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hmm. interesting answers...
i'm a member of Gon for quite some years ago... so i was mid40s then. Whewwshhh, time does fly. Makes me realize am that old.

Anymore opinions ? fire them up!!
Jaspert,

Mind me sir, how is the R1 different from your other TTs ?
Let's just say, if you have a wish list that can be improved on the R1- what would that be ?
Hello Jim,

heads up for the sharing the experience !
From reading your post, it seems that the Raven One is more natural sounding than the VPi Scoutmaster ?

How do yo find the dynamics and attack of the Raven One ?

And it any way do you find the Raven One, darker sounding than the VPIs ?

Cheers,
D.
My wife gave me a go signal for the TW Acustic Raven One TT.
But on one condition, i have to buy her the sofa set she wants... ($3500).. ouch...
Well, thanks for the head-up on this R1 table.
I'll be counting the days before my unit would arrive...
A call to Jeff would be in order in the next few days.
Just got to have that time deposit expire before i can pull the trigger.
thank you guys!! i hope this is it!!

cheers...