VPI 3D tonearm

String...... Mike, Jack and Harry are super accommodating. I would ask one of them to do you a favor and overnight mail/deliver the correct counterweight.

I own an upgraded Classic "2.5" which is essentially the basic Classic plinth with a Classic 3 tonearm and base. My cartridge is a Lyra Delos and SS Zephyr as backup. I realize that my VPI rig is pedestrian compared to those who own the Classic 4 with the 3D arm. Ok, I can live with that.

But here's my 2 cents FWIW. I am as happy as a clam with my Classic 2.5. Mike and Jack have always treated me like a patrician rather than a pedestrian plebe. In fact it was Mike and Jack who set me up with detailed DIY instructions and tools to install the Classic 3 base on my Classic plinth. The install was lickity split easy.

So what the beef? Are there better tables and arms. I suppose. Here's an idea. Why doesn't someone start a thread about the best TT and arm. There's a similar thread currently running about best speakers -- over 1600 posts. I guess one person is a genius and 1599 folks are fools. Forgive me if I decline to post a comment.

Count me in as a VPI fan.

Judy ..., I just scanned some of your Forum posts. There's a definite negative and cynical bias in most of your responses. Assuming you are a sincere and serious hobbyist, please list your system components for member comments and reactions.

@ Andyprice ... thanks for your support. Andy, I checked your system, and I think it's a fine rig. I'm sure it gives you tremendous pleasure and isn't that what our hobby is all about?

Just a general comment or two if I may. By and large, I think most of the Forum contributors are ladies and gentlemen. I have learned a great deal from so many folks. Aside from the pleasure my rig gives me, I find the technical side of our hobby very interesting. I guess I'm a frustrated scientist.

In addition, I am not jealous of anyone else's rig or room. In fact, nothing would give me more pleasure than being invited to a member's sound room and having the time and means to get there to check out how different rigs sound.

Last point, I would never "dis" anyone else's rig. Period. It's incredibly bad form. OTOH, on just one prior occasion, I did report 2 members to the moderators. The two members were using the Forum to make incredibly disparaging personal comments about each other's character. Regrettably, I'm getting close to making another referral.

Does anyone know whether VPI will take a mint Classic 3 arm in trade for the 3D print arm? And if so, how much the extra charge would be? Oh ... can the SS intuit device be used on the 3D print arm?