Is the V.P.I. Traveler made in China

The only part that is sourced offshore is the tonearm lift mechanism. The rest of the VPI table parts are sourced and produced in the USA.

Made? Depends on what the meaning of 'made' is. Well 95% of the Traveler parts come from China, but it is assembled in Cliffwood. So, does that qualify to say 'made' in the USA?

I understood that VPI machined their tonearms and fittings in NJ.

What parts come from China

It would be very hard for anyone to know unless they saw boxes full of all parts coming from a local machine shop. While I don't think VPI is top of the heap in precision and while I cannot understand how this product is so cheap, this is not any sort of "hard evidence" they are made in China.

Lots of manufacturers lie about product being made in USA, implying parts are made here too. You would be surprised. Yet, that means nothing about VPI. He may be real clever about getting cheap prices from US machine shops based on quantity and long term relationships.

I've been to the factory and seen VPI tables, including Travellers, in various stages of assembly. These are hand built from machined parts that are also made almost entirely in New Jersey by local machine shops. This I heard from Harry's mouth directly. Your dealer is just too lazy to check this out for himself. Wolf - You may be right, but we're not all commies here in the Garden State!

Let me guess. I'll bet the retailer who told the OP that the Traveler is made in China is not a VPI dealer.

Worst way to sell a product. Slamming and lying to boot about the competition. Instead this guy ought to be talking about where the products he carries are made and their virtues.

It make me want to buy a Traveler.