Dear Jasper: Both TTs are really different in almost any single TT characteristic design. In its own way both are good TTs and have its own advantages and disadvantages.
If you like the acrylic platter then the VPI is the way to go but if you like the metal one then AS is the way to go: this is only one example how different are, the acrylic has its own signature sound and the metal a different one.
We can find a lot of differences on those TTs. IMHO and according my audio priorities I preffer overall the Final Tool: it has a great and unique bearing design with a very well made and very clever power supply design and this TT give you the opportunity to mount three different tonearms at the same time. It's very good performer too and its quality sound reproduction compete with almost any thing out there. It is too a reliable design, I own for more than five years and never had/have any single trouble.
Of course that the people that like the VPI characteristics can/could say that they prefer this one over the AS.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
If you like the acrylic platter then the VPI is the way to go but if you like the metal one then AS is the way to go: this is only one example how different are, the acrylic has its own signature sound and the metal a different one.
We can find a lot of differences on those TTs. IMHO and according my audio priorities I preffer overall the Final Tool: it has a great and unique bearing design with a very well made and very clever power supply design and this TT give you the opportunity to mount three different tonearms at the same time. It's very good performer too and its quality sound reproduction compete with almost any thing out there. It is too a reliable design, I own for more than five years and never had/have any single trouble.
Of course that the people that like the VPI characteristics can/could say that they prefer this one over the AS.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.