Which cartridge do you use with the vpi classic?

Benz LPS. Can't imagine anything better.

This is a post from a another thread running asking for carty suggestions for the VPI JMW arm:

"The DV 20X2 is my backup carty. It's a nice carty, but my main carty is the Soundsmith VPI Zephyr. The Zephyr was jointly designed by Peter Ledermann and Harry Weisfeld. No surprise that it is extremely compatible with the Classic JMW wand. I think it sounds mutch better than the DV 20X2. I'm sure there are even better sounding carties out there, but the Zephyr is a low risk very good performer.

Stringreen is another VPI Classic owner who has said many times that the Benz LPS is a super performer: problem is that it's a $5K carty.

You might be able to pick up a preowned Zephyr on A'gon for $700. I did and it was a great buy. Brand new, the Zephyr costs $1K, unless you can find a dealer who discounts it.

Another nice fact about the Zephyr is that Peter Ledermann only charges $250 to retip it. Once retipped, it's as good as new.

Just another option. FWIW."

Amyone that sticks a $5k cartridge on a $2k deck with an average arm needs their head read or their ears cleaned out..

Dover...you clearly have no idea what you're talking about

Dover, what in your opinion is the "correct" price ratio between cartridge and table/arm?