Thanks. Interesting that you both suggested AT carts.
@oregonpapa ARC obviously makes great components, and I appreciate the suggestion, but I get Leary on used tubes. Should I? My reading also leads me to believe people in lots of forums rave about the ART-9. Thanks.
@bpoletti Seens like lots of folks love the Herron VTPH-2A too. Thanks.
Those would both leave me with room to get the VPI Prime, or maybe even the signature. Is the Signature worth the extra $2k over the Prime? I could be wrong but from reading the VPI site the difference seems to be mostly on the base and tonearm. In other words, looks like the same motor, platter and bearings. The pulleys only have a difference of 0.00015” tolerance. In other words, negligible to speed when you have a 300 RPM motor “geared” to 78 RPM. Thermal expansion of the Aluminum platter between 65 and 80 degrees would make a bigger difference. (Sorry - I’m an engineer lol). So I guess you’re primarily paying for the tonearm and base.
@oregonpapa ARC obviously makes great components, and I appreciate the suggestion, but I get Leary on used tubes. Should I? My reading also leads me to believe people in lots of forums rave about the ART-9. Thanks.
@bpoletti Seens like lots of folks love the Herron VTPH-2A too. Thanks.
Those would both leave me with room to get the VPI Prime, or maybe even the signature. Is the Signature worth the extra $2k over the Prime? I could be wrong but from reading the VPI site the difference seems to be mostly on the base and tonearm. In other words, looks like the same motor, platter and bearings. The pulleys only have a difference of 0.00015” tolerance. In other words, negligible to speed when you have a 300 RPM motor “geared” to 78 RPM. Thermal expansion of the Aluminum platter between 65 and 80 degrees would make a bigger difference. (Sorry - I’m an engineer lol). So I guess you’re primarily paying for the tonearm and base.