VPI Direct Drive Turntable

It's more difficult to find an honest review than it is to find an honest politician. ;^)

The best review is using your own ears. I don't take reviews that seriously like most people so it didn't bother me. It's like porn. Do people take porn seriously? I don't even take the Oscar seriously. I guess if I'm about to spend $30k, I should not be swayed by just a review without listening. But I guess some people do get misguided by reviews. And they do! Maybe I shouldn't have included that link...

Positive reviews are at best just to pique an interest, no more no less, and for me should not be used as a consumer guide. You have to do your own homework.

Back to DD. I hope the buzz about this new table will get people to take motor technology more seriously so the next time they see an expensive shiny belt drive table they will start questioning its wimpy toy motor also being used in a certain Scottish sacred cow.

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I love my Sony PS-X9 DD. Maybe I should put my 3D Cobra arm on it and will not even reach the VPI's price tag - ha ha.
It is always stated that the VPI's motor is to be compared to the Continuums' ones. I have not seen the VPI motor so far and would like comparing it with the Bardo's design. Is there any inside view provided by VPI or other sources?
I used to have the 12" VPI arm and enjoy the wonderfully engineered and built SDS technology. VPI products were always serious.
We have noticed the lo-fi lookings of the VPI DD and cannot imagine what
really makes this table. In Scotland you get a 40 years old whiskey as an add on...