@arvincastro
get G/GAE 1200 Technics TT, and you’ll be free to move to “main dish” such as records and cartridges!
Technics SL-1200GAE or VPI HW-40 or …?
Hello all!
I’m looking for my “reference” direct-drive turntable and am looking at these two usual suspects: the Technics SL-1200GAE or the VPI HW-40. However, I was wondering if the VPI is “worth” the more than triple the price of the GAE? Also, is the new motor Delta Sigma Drive technology Technics introduced in the new GR2 models worth waiting for should it (hopefully) trickle up to a G-model?
I’m happy to pay for performance should it be difference making, but as I’ve not auditioned the VPI (I have listened to it at several Capital Audio Fests numerous times), I wonder if the substantial price difference is warranted in real-world listening.
Thanks for any insights…Enjoy the music!
Arvin
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@tomic601 A friend of mine (who now works at ARC and has been there 25 years or so) worked for about 10 years on a platter pad project. His ultimate product was excellent, but not cheap- the last one I saw for sale about 10 years ago went for about $1200.00. But it was the most effective platter pad out there, years before anyone else seemed to pay attention to the product. He told me many times that the platter pad had to be the same durometer and the vinyl in order for it to damp vibration properly at all frequencies. The difference is very easy to hear. But that pad hasn't been made since sometime in the 1990s. So we went on a quest for a platter pad to support our model 208 turntable. I have LPs i recorded and so have the master tapes- very useful as a reference. The Oracle is the best we've seen so far and in most cases by a wide margin. |
@atmasphere Ralph…. suspect that same guy listened to both my ARC line and phono before it left the factory. A good dude ! i will try the Oracle on the Denon split platter. Best to all in music |
If you are still looking at weights and mats, I tried a bunch of weights on my 1210G and somewhat surprisingly came away most impressed with the Origin Live Gravity One--which weighs the least of any that I tried. It's really impressive, everything was positive with no negative side effects--which I find is unusual in this hobby. My least favorite by far, was the MoFi Superheavyweight, which took the 1210s natural dynamics and stole away with them like a thief in the night. My Mat is the Stein Music Perfect Interface, which I also really like (but it's not cheap). Origin Live also has a new one that I have not heard that has gotten some raves. |
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