Has anyone heard the VPI Classic yet

Nolitan:

I have an Aries 2, but perhaps I can help. Does the pulley on the motor (where you attach the belt) have a set screw? Have you attempted to tighten it with one of the Allen wrenches that came with the table? As far as damping fluid, it goes in the well at the base of the tonearm; to borrow your term, where the sharp thingy (pivot point) is. Fill it like 3/4 full.

Quick question, my platter gets a bit dirty with whitish stain after a few months use. I have no idea where that came from, may be oxidized aluminium rust or stain from vinyl?
Anyhow, simple rubbing with microfiber cloth did nothing so I am wondering if anybody else is cleaning his/her platter and what do you use to clean it?

Hi Stew,

Thank you for suggestion but that has been done- the little allen nuts are quite tight.
As I mentioned in my last post, i took out the belt and when i switched on the motor even without the belt the motor will sometimes spin but in most times it will just vibrate, it wont spin. A little help spins it.
I think there is definitely something wrong w/ the motor.

Suteetat and my experience with a VPI Classic on a Gingko Cloud 11L-B are similar. I was not satisfied with the unsupported Classic. The Gingko significantly elevated the performance of my Classic. I tried some existing maple and acrylic supports. The acrylic was better than maple, but not as good as the Gingko. I have two other turntables on Gingkos and had similar positive results. My VPI dealer has his demo Classic on a Gingko Cloud 11M-B.