VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D


I just installed mine and discovering my old records anew.  I thought I knew everything there was to know on the original pressing of Fleetwood Mac's Rumers......but no - there's more.  You immediately hear a more solid bass, but then the dynamics hit hard.  It sounds like my amp is on steroids.  More cleanliness, - everything is better.  Very highly recommended.
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Really good points, slaw. I didn't want to be that harsh, trying to give Harry the benefit of the doubt. But your assessment is more on point than mine. I feel the same way about ARC, finding their frequent and endless updates and revisions of current models, and New! Improved! model introductions, cynically timed to keep the cash flow of the company healthy. That is a viewpoint very much belittled by hardcore ARC defenders (apologists?).

How frequently/often should a company make changes to their current models, and introduce new models which mock the old? I don't know if there is an answer to that question.

Look at the S2P distance on their current models? On my Classic 3, there is a difference when measuring with my Fieckert to what VPI recommends by 2mm. Why in the hell can’t VPI get their own, in-house made, products to scale out as to their own specs?

When I asked Mat about this, his response was, if it’s in a 2-3 mm range, all is OK.

NOT WITH ME!

bdp24, I'm not being harsh, I'm being real. Thanks for your input!


IMO, their breakthrough product in terms of TTs will always be the HW-19 series.

I could care less if VPI sent me a shirt.
Cole to you slaw.....you're just jealous...

I don't know if this is so...I read it somewhere that VPI doesn't use Baerwald or Stevenson dimensions for their stylus to pivot measurements.  I personally use a Mint Protractor (not sure what he uses either) ....I would use the Fieckert gizmo if I were you.
also....slaw.....   I am well acquainted with the ceramic platter.   There is one right on my turntable as I write.   I compared the ceramic with the regular metal one.....absolutely no difference at all with the sound....but I like the ceramic one because it doesn't show fingerprints at all.  It is not in production because it was more expensive to make, but not an upgrade in sound.   It really is only a Classic platter with a spray covering....not a completely ceramic platter.