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The value of embellishment?

Does adding a leather veneer to a $4K more than double  value?
https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisachj2-vpi-industries-prime-in-leather-limited-edition-turntable...

Couldn't resist asking the question. The claimed sonic improvements:
"The effect of the leather skin and hardened stainless steel is a sonic upgrade over a stock Prime, in terms of detail, bass extension, air, and resolution." Interesting. I thought it was arm/cart for the most part.  I hear all those descriptors with my VPI. You get more.....uh, okay.

I have leather faced speakers-it  works for the aesthetic. On the VPI- subjective like everything, but on a turntable plinth?
The footers look corny. This stuff is subjective of course, but it sure looks...

Not bashing VPI-I use one, and enjoy it for what it is.   I'd love to own a HW40. No leather though, thanks.
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fuzztone
5,634 posts
 
Sold a leather coat at the garage sale to a lady who was not sized accordingly.
Maybe she's gonna just cut it up and glue it to her TT.
mikelavigne
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wood......leather.....wool.....cotton.....paper.

i do find that natural materials can do positive things for sound. but it's so contextual that hard to make absolute statements.

these materials are tools and are valid things to use.
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millercarbon
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Leather turntable? Genius! Just think of all the leather conditioners, cleaners, creams, cloths, and brushes VPI can sell you now! I only thought my turntable sounded good, then I applied VPI Leather Moisturizer the sound before was dry and hard, now it is so much more supple! Really brings out the grain- but in a good way!
tablejockey OP
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If I just HAD to have leather, maybe a well executed plinth with  clean work-stitching, color choice to satisfy a secret inner fetish?
Something you discover it's leather only by touching it.

You would have to be VERY careful with the yearly conditioner! I carefully apply near the drivers of the speakers of my speakers. Really lovely touch to  the speaker baffle, top and back panel. Turntable? I don't approve of this one. 

To each his own. I'm kind disappointed to see this is VPI approved.
I like VPI! It's a galvanizing brand, but I'm in. I dig the high dollar Tech Das and others, but I don't have that kind of setup.

"Sold a leather coat at the garage sale to a lady who was not sized accordingly.
Maybe she's gonna just cut it up and glue it to her TT."
fuzztone- you killed it! LMAO.

Back to listening-flipping side1 of  Jackson Brown-"Saturate before using"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Browne_(album)
Jesse Ed Davis fan-guitar on Doctor.

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