VPI HW-19 turntable There is something refreshingly no-nonsense about the design and construction of this turntable. It looks as if someone just said, Okay, this, that, and the other thing need to be done. Let's do it. And then they did it. In appearance at least, it is about as ...
If you're as tired of audio cultism as I am, you'll love the latest version of Harry Weisfeld's VPI HW19 turntable, the Mark II: no tricks, no mysticism, no bulishit physics, just a straightforward turntable that offers a solid middle ground between theSOTAand theOracle, with many of...
before many recent turntable enthusiasts were born, with thebelt-driven HW-19, and since then has produced rim-driven models, and 'tables with motors outboard or inboard, one or three pulleys, one or three belts, and platters of acrylic ...
custom-made, five-way, dynamic speakers (of which we may have more to say at a later date), and a Logic DM-101 turntable (which also warrants later discussion). The arm is a Fidelity Research FR-64fx, and the cartridge a modified Grado G1+. In dollars, this...
Submitted by Spla'nin on June 10, 2020 - 4:26pm Attempts to block, dissipate or interrupt EMF RFI or even mechanical noise sources (some transformers) can affect performance (think SDS / turntable vfd speed controllers etc), thankfully manufacturers & legislation have been making this more ...
that while I'd always been fascinated by and attracted to VPI's turntables, they were out of my price range. Plus, I had no idea how to set up a turntable. The Rega made setup relatively easy, but a 'table like VPI's entry-levelScout($1800, with JMW-9T tonearm) was too intimida...
Submitted by Spla'nin on June 10, 2020 - 4:26pm Attempts to block, dissipate or interrupt EMF RFI or even mechanical noise sources (some transformers) can affect performance (think SDS / turntable vfd speed controllers etc), thankfully manufacturers & legislation have been making this more ...
I guess there were no tests conducted in the "review" of this turntable. But at least we have this gem of an observation to make up for it - "While the LP's normal surface noise was as audible as ever, that noise was noticeably distinct from the music, as if the Traveler were some...
that while I'd always been fascinated by and attracted to VPI's turntables, they were out of my price range. Plus, I had no idea how to set up a turntable. The Rega made setup relatively easy, but a 'table like VPI's entry-levelScout($1800, with JMW-9T tonearm) was too intimida...