Just ordered a vpi avenger

@mijostyn,    " The VPI is all bling and no sing."   After owning three different VPI turntables, I agree with you completely,  What galls me the most is the flimsy 3D Unipivot tone arm.  It constantly goes out of alignment and the feel of it gives one, no confidence.  They sure are purty though.

@scooter005,

For that much coin, and being your first high dollar analog expenditure, I would expect the dealer to deliver and setup for you.


Sure, it is way easier to setup after the first time as you obtain more experience and get to know analog better. My first big purchase was just that, the dealer came to the house and literally wore white gloves to install. 
Now, having moved across the Atlantic from Europe and having many moves under my belt due to the military or Uncle Sam, I am confident in my ability to setup this massive turntable, tonearm, and cartridges without assistance.


It’s exciting to enter the analog music world. You will love it. Before you know it, you will be posting information, and tips and tricks to others based on your gained experiences. Congratulations.

Hello why is so many vpi haters 

Like ANYTHING, people are gonna like what they like.

You have a cool table. Hopefully you're using phonostage  that's capable of supporting a decent cartridge to hear what it will do. With a table like that, you can't cheap out with a $1K phonostage & $500 cartridge.

As a managing partner of a law firm, I like to say that I just have opinions, I don't claim to be right. Thousands and thousands of audio enthusiasts have not just bought but enjoyed their VPI decks at all price points. Any given VPI deck can be made to sound great. They are definitely not junk. In many ways they offer high value. As stated before, it is a matter of preference. Here in the great midwest it has become extremely fashionable as a matter of superficial popular culture to drive a jacked up and modded Jeep Wrangler. They are clunky and full of small aggravating design flaws but they are durable and get the job done. People seem to dig them. Not my cup of tea and it irritates me that the tires protrude far outside the wheel wells and kick up rocks, but what can you do?