VPI to What
Lots of Vpi's up for sale what are people trading to??
I have a fully tricked out Superscoutmaster/rim drive/upgraded platter/arm, etc., etc. It is a truly wonderful table...only once was it loosing speed....I sent the SDS for a checkup and it was perfect....I cleaned the bearing with Hoppes gun cleaner and it is dead quiet and stable. I can't think of a better table that is audibly better in any way. |
My other passion are cars. If you go on bringatrailer.com there are usually several Asto Marin V8 Vantages for sale. Many have only been owned for a year or so. I asked one owner why he was selling and he replied, "The Vantage us the best exotic I've ever owned, but I have a list of cars I want to work through while I can still drive". He is in his late 70s. So he's not necessarily trading up, he's trading for a different ownership.experience. The same with turntables. Owners are not necessarily trading for performance, they're trading for novelty. The old joke among car guys when someone points out a really fast car is, "Had one, wasn't fast enough, sold it." Same with high end hifi. |
I’ve owned three VPI tables over the years and they are quite competent. Perhaps the best bang for the buck was the original Scout with the unipivot arm. I know the uni isn’t for everyone but for $2k that was a nice table as long as you could isolate it properly. A used one today that is a decade old will cost you nearly that much so they have held their value nicely, unlike other tables. Like @mikempls I have also moved on to a Pure Fidelity Harmony. The Harmony is in another league altogether compared to the mid-level VPI tables like the Prime and can be outfitted with arms that are far superior to the gimble arm VPI is now sporting. The Origin Live lineup are fantastic and the new Savant arm recently released by PF is very promising—I hope to have one on display by late summer. If I can help anyone with a PF table please reach out via PM. |
