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What direction is VPI headed?

First let me state that I own a VPI Prime w/perifial ring, SDS, and a couple extra arm wands so I have invested some $ overall, this being my third VPI table, with that said I am a happy VPI customer but here recently have taken a few notes on their constantly coming up with the next iteration of what ever is moving well and I do believe the Prime is one of those. When they came out with the Prime Signature it was hard not to sell and replace with it but I didn't now the Prime Signature Rosewood is gorgeous but at $6,800.00, now when you get to that cost level I started looking used and have seen the prices dropping ridiculously low on a couple of HRX setups with all the extras for  a lot less than that and they still aren't moving. I know there are those that speak of VPIs marketing from time to time but what is going on.
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dlcockrum
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VPIs decision to limit customers to one tonearm choice (theirs) by eliminating the armboard, starting with the HRX HotRod, is understandable from a marketing standpoint, yet probably precludes their newer tables from consideration by many, including me.

Dave
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dlcockrum
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slaw,

Bringing Matt's expressed grief over the death of his mother into your rant is way out of bounds.

Dave
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dlcockrum
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The judgement re: the appropriateness of such inclusion is for the reader to discern. I found it to be inappropriate and felt it merited being called out. If you don’t feel that your post is a rant (and also your last post), you have lost perspective.

I happen to agree that the more recent direction VPI has taken toward "plug and play" and captive tonearms (I commented on the latter earlier in the thread) in their "affordable" line is not my preference, that is why I continue to invest in improving my 22 year-old TNT/ET-Two combo instead with what I feel to be superior results to buying a new VPI table.

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Dave

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