VPI bearing oil/grease?

Frogman: Since my last post, I switched to Mobile One 50w synthetic, (and changed my tube compliment). I feel I need to try any make a point... I look at the VPI tt lube as an ongoing area in which, based on any system upgrades, has to be looked at as an issue that will need to be addressed on an ongoing basis.

I stand by my assessment of the Dupont grease as the absolute best I've tried, FWIW. Never tried Royal Purple.

.......I may be going back to the grease soon?????

Yes, I just changed. ( the amount of any fluid is of great importance also).

I just put a little of the Dupont on the ceramic bearing and in the bearing well. I applied some Mobile One 5-50w synthetic to the shaft. This is an obvious difference!

Maybe at another time I'll try 30w. For now, today, I'll just listen.

Any of you that haven't tried these kinds of things, should.

This gives a weightier outlook on the whole sonic picture.
A little too much for me. I'll try something different.

OK, this is it party people: This is REAL TIME! I just put in 40w (4 drops in the well, one drop in the bearing shaft bottom & one drop on top of the bearing after it was placed in the shaft.

This my friends seems to be the right compromise for me right now. Are you getting it? This is a system dependant way of (voicing, if you will) your system. The more resolving your system is, the more you'll be able to (immediately tell the difference).

Slaw, thanks for the update. Not entirely clear what your final assessment is. I agree that different lubes all have slightly different tonal signatures in any given tt; best in this case is clearly system dependent. What is not so system dependent, and my main issue with the thicker the oil/grease, was that the thicker the lube the less lively and speed stable the tt's sound was. Did you arrive at any conclusions regarding this?

Frogman/Slaw,
If you can, try and get some Motul V300 Power Racing, either 0W30 or 5W40.
It is simply the best synthetic oil on the planet, a double ester synthetic, using extract from Copra. It is highly unctuous, which means a film will adhere to non moving parts and very slippery. Mobil 1 is like sandpaper in comparison. Most of the race cars with Mobil 1 stickers on them are not usually using it. I have tried various, molybdenum sulphates, laboratory grade oils, etc on TT's ranging from Linn/Oracle/Roksan/Townsend and many others. On the Roksan which has a very fine bearing, the 0W30 worked well. On my Final Audio ( 22kg platter/inverted bearing ) I use the 5W40. Unless the bearing is low tolerance for conventional non inverted bearings the 0W30 is fine.
In my experience some of the teflon based products and lower grade oils increase wear markedly.