Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff?

Basis makes a great high precision item with a very high performance level. The Basis tonearm is an excellent tonearm. I had a Vector 3 and the performance, compared to a Rega or something in that range, was so much better it was hard for me to believe my ears.

This appears to be the same lovely individual who started the Synergistic Research Is A Scam thread. Probably best not to engage at all.

SR is a scam, but I’m not calling Basis that, just curious about the value proposition.

Is the 1400 worth it, it would I be much happier with the next level up? How much is Basis’ perscision engineering worth compared to other, perhaps less, exacting standards at that price point (VPI, Pro-Ject, etc)?

Curious about the value proposition but compelled to use the inflammatory word "rip-off" in the title of your post, gotcha.

But they don’t look like much, but have very high prices.