Has VPI quit supporting the HW series turntable ?

I sure as hell hope not! I have an HW-19 Mk. III and am not planning on buying a new table anytime soon.

VPI is the kind of company that will support their products as long as they can. As far as I know they still sell the HW-19 MK III and Mk IV new. Just recently they changed the Mk IV upgrade kit to include the Aries Black Knight platter thereby dropping the price of the kit by $200! Don't worry about it!

Whew! Thanks Pmotz. My blood pressure just went down 50 points.

Thanks for your help. I found it hard to buy into the idea. It originated with a dealer trying to sell me a new table.

The word from Mike at VPI service" We are no longer manufacturing the HW-19 series turntable ". Who is going to pick up the customer base? Who will buy from a company that drops its customers without so much as a @!&**> ^%&%$ !!