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VPI Classic Setup By Brian Walsh

Hello Everyone, 

Just wanted to give a quick review of my experience with Brian's professional setup. In a nutshell highly recommended.  Thought I had my Classic setup pretty well as I spent at least 3 hours and I have to say it was fun.  My 1st setup by myself.  However, after thinking about how much is invested why not take it a step further and let a professional dial it in.  I have to admit I was amazed at the difference.  Once the tonearm hit the record an immediate improvement was heard.  The obvious difference was the overall balance and decay. Each instrument was noticeably more evident and overall clarity much improved.   I won't go into a lot of audio mumbo jumbo but bottom line Brian's tools and software are a no brainer. He provides each measurement such as azimuth, system resonance and crosstalk just to name a few via charts and graphs with his software. Afterwards the results are emailed.  In closure highly recommended and Brian will not leave until he is satisfied with the results.  

Sam
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bpwalsh
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There are some things people have to figure out from pictures or whatever without instructions. If they covered every nuance in the manual it would be several times the size and nobody would read it. :-(

I just set up a Prime Signature at a dealer here in the Chicago area, with an Ortofon Cadenza Blue. Pictures on vpiforum.com in the Support area.
weisen
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You should not have to guess by looking at a picture without complete instructions; this goes from toasters to cars.  It is up to the consumer to read the manual or not. You should also not have to surf the internet to find 50 different people telling you 50 different ways to do the same thing.  You should start out with the manufacturer's recommendation first.

Just my 2 cents.
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slaw
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+1 @weisen,

A manufacturer should want to provide as much info as possible for ( their customer) to get maximum pleasure for their many dollars.

Then if the customer doesn't read it, it's on them.
bpwalsh
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@weisen:
(Rev. Jim reference) What...does...a...yellow...light...mean?

In an ideal world, yes. But things are never ideal, and you can’t satisfy everybody. Complain to the manufacturer if the manual is lacking, or buy something else. Fundamentally it’s a pretty simple design, and dealers should be happy to help or refer you to someone, to save you the time and trouble. I set up just about anything out there and do a lot of VPIs.

Do you need me to stop by?

Brian
weisen
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It's not a matter of satisfying everyone, and buying something else is not the point.  And I'm not talking about VPI per se.  All manufacturers  should give complete instructions on how to set up.  It should not be rocket science!
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