With the new VPI speed controller (included) dialed in and my Ortofon Cadenza Black bolted on and lined up just so thanks to set up maestro Mike Trei…I cued up Grover Washington Jr.s Winelight. The entire setup process took less than 30 minutes. Finally, the fully adjustable machined aluminum armboard provides a solid platform for the tonearm, in this case the latest JMW 12, (a 3d printed design) wired with Nordost reference wire. The Periphery Ring clamps your record for the ultimate in record warp reduction, though it can be left off if desired. The beefy, yet easily adjustable notched support cones make leveling the table as simple as these types of adjustments get. The plinth is triple layer made of a sandwich of black acrylic and slab aluminum with damping material between each layer. The belt drive’s side load is placed at the center of the spinning bearing for zero teeter-totter effects.
6061 aluminum platter spins atop an Inverted bearing that features a hardened stainless steel shaft, with a 60 Rockwell chrome hardened ball, spinning in a phosphor bronze bushing sitting on top of a PEEK thrust disc. The absence of vibration offers extremely stable platter speed, verified by a few speed checks. One would think having a large wheel rubbing up against the side of the platter would conduct vibrations to greater degree than either a ribbon or a thin rubber band but VPI conducted extensive measurements and found just the opposite to be true. The wheel itself is propelled by dual belts driven by the motor. The 300 RPM, 24 pole, AC synchronous motor has a machined aluminum housing and utilizes VPIs new Rim Drive approach, moving away from a belt driven platter in favor of a drive wheel that comes in direct contact with the platter. The $22K Avenger Reference gets its “Reference” moniker thanks to its new, massive, heavy duty motor. Headquartered in Cliff Wood NJ, VPI has American made stamped all over every model. The VPI family recently welcomed the ADS speed controller and the Voyager phono preamp (review in issue 88) into its lineup.įounded by Harry and Sheila Weisfeld 38 years ago, son Mat and his wife Jane continue the legacy, and have been continuously producing turntables for 38 years, no small feat. The recently retired TNT lived on for nearly two decades, an amazing by any standard.
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VPI has done a great job developing its product line and provide an upgrade path that can often extend a turntable’s life span for years on end.
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This gave VPI a running start into Vinyl’s second coming and they took full advantage. When vinyl was on life support and the consumer audio industry had its collective hands tugging on the plug, VPI pumped iron, took its vitamins and kept on keeping on. VPI has done as much to advance the resurgence of vinyl playback over the past decade as any turntable manufacturer going.
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