VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER!

lewm

Br3098, The Vanquish is direct drive. Only the second such ever produced by VPI.  On that level, it can honestly be said to be truly new and possibly improved compared to its single antecedent.

The Vanquish is actually VPI's third DD turntable.

fsonicsmith

At this level, I don’t understand VPI’s failure to design around two inherent compromises that VPI is infamous for implementing; 1) a junction box instead of continuous wiring from cartridge pins to connector of choice ...

My understanding is that the Vanquish does not use a junction box, but instead has concealed wiring and a built-in phono stage. So you might want to check your facts on that.

I don’t care how thick the aluminum or alloy or whatever the armboard is constructed of, I don’t care how tightly and securely it is clamped to the plinth, it will be susceptible to resonance that would not be present with a better design ...

While that seems intuitively true, I’ve actually heard how these turntables and armboards work, and it was v-e-r-y impressive with no audible hint of resonance.