For whatever its worth, I owned a VPI Classic Signature (Classic 3 with 3D tonearm). Nice looking but I was never able to get the performance that I am getting with my rebuilt Lenco 75. The 3D unipivot on the VPI is not as good as one would think. To give you an idea, I had the Dynavector XV-1s on the VPI and a 20 x 2L on the Lenco with a Jelco 12 inch in a A/B test with only the TTs being swapped. The Lenco shredded the VPI. So the next step was to move the XV-1s to the Lenco and it has gone up against TTs of $10K and still performs better than the other TTs because it has the coherence and musicality I was looking for, not to mention detail and resolution as good as any of the best TTs. My Lenco was rebuilt at a cost of approx $5,000 when all was said and done and I am using a PTP plate and bearing with ruby ball for the bearing. I had a hunch it would be better than my VPI when I took the stock Lenco and plugged it in to my system and it already sounded pretty good using a simple empire MM cartridge that came with the Lenco which I bought for $400. So you don't have to spend $5,000 like I did to get good sound out of a Lenco 75 or 78.Also, my friend owns a TD 124 which he has rebuilt and he swears the Lenco is superior but I have never heard it so I can't say for sure. Good luck!
