Lyra Kleos and VPI Aries 3 - will this work

Buconero117,
I'm staying with the VPI line because of my investment in these transferable upgrades: Classic Aluminum Platter and Bearing, Periphery Ring Clamp, HR-X Stainless Steel Center Weight, and SDS Motor Drive.

I'm trading my Scoutmaster as stock and keeping the upgrades.

Maybe my next table will be from a different manufacturer.

I really like the Ring Clamp for warped records. The SDS drive is easy to use & is a great antidote for the crappy power in this area.

Maxh - you are making the right move to stick with VPI. The Aries 3 was a significant upgrade from my Aries 1, so the suggestions that their tables went downhill after the Aries 1 is more advice you should ignore.

The Lyras are great too. I could not be happier with what I hear from my Skala on my Aries 3. I am sure you will be thrilled with the Kleos as well.

Maxh, Harry will always love you. I think Harry makes some great products, I own a few, and that his business model has made him a wealthy man. However, I don't think he makes the best sound for the buck. A good illustration of this is the 'periphery ring', grossly over priced and technical inferior to the same type product made by TT Wrights. I think Harry's worst disaster was the 'rim drive', technically a step back, overpriced and hard to service. Thank goodness he has moved on with more reasonable priced products.