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December 14, 2014, 12:44 AM #1Senior Member
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VPI Prime
Who is getting a first one ?
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December 14, 2014, 02:03 AM #2Super Moderator
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My vote goes to you Paul.
Seriously, it looks like a great table. Huge bang for the buck.Fleetwood Deville by Oswald Mills Audio, Vienna Acoustics Haydn Jubilee, Wharfedale Linton w/ stands, Klipsch RB-75, Klipsch RP-160M.
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December 14, 2014, 02:09 AM #3Senior Member
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Paul, yours is better. Just get the 3D arm.
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December 14, 2014, 04:19 AM #4Member
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Paul, i too would keep the classic 3, its a great table
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December 14, 2014, 10:52 AM #5Senior Member
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I think the Prime comes standard with the 10.5-inch 3D arm.
Originally Posted by bzr
That said why not add the 3D to the Classic 3?Myles B. Astor, Senior Editor, PF, www.positive-feedback.com
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I agree ! Originally Posted by Myles B. Astor
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December 14, 2014, 02:24 PM #7Senior Member
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My new Classic 3 arrives tomorrow. I got it with the 12" 3D arm. I asked my consultant, Stirling Trayle, about the Prime. He said it is an inexpensive way to get the 3D arm, since the price of the Prime is not much more that the arm alone. However, this is not a way to get a Classic 3 with 3D arm for a bargain price. The TT for the Prime also has to fit into that price point.
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December 14, 2014, 02:43 PM #8Senior Member
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Looks great! I think it would go right along with the rest of your gear Paul.
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you're replacing an HRX for a classic 3?? Originally Posted by astrotoy
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December 14, 2014, 03:27 PM #10Senior Member
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Yes, so did Roy Gregory. I will first try them side by side.
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December 14, 2014, 05:10 PM #11Senior Member
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Quick! Make Larry an offer for his HRX. Tell him you love his kids and you will help him convert some of his massive LP collection to digital. Originally Posted by puroagave
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I will be very interested in your comparison of the two.
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December 14, 2014, 06:40 PM #13Senior Member
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depending on which HR-X he has, imo the C3 may not be a step forward. theres lots of discontinuity of design with VPIs even within the same model range that clear cut sonic differences are not easy to quantify. Originally Posted by mep
Quick! Make Larry an offer for his HRX. Tell him you love his kids and you will help him convert some of his massive LP collection to digital.
i still have the TNT, i put an ET-2 on it. once its gone i'm taking a break from vpi for a while.
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December 14, 2014, 06:58 PM #14Senior Member
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If the ET-2 didn't have grounding/hum issues, I would still own it. It's a far better tonearm than many people ever realized. Like you, mine was last mounted to a TNT table. Now that I have an SP-10MKII and an SME-312s arm, I don't miss either of them. Originally Posted by puroagave
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December 14, 2014, 07:05 PM #15Senior Member
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no hum issues over here. my understanding was Harry had the ET-2 in mind when he designed the TNT, as you know it works very well on that 'table compared the SOTA Star I last used w/ the ET-2. Originally Posted by mep
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December 14, 2014, 08:29 PM #16Senior Member
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You and I have traveled some of the same roads. I too had an ET-2 mounted to a SOTA Star Sapphire table many years ago. If you have no hum issues, you are a lucky man. I'm sure you know the VPI has nothing to do with ET-2 hum issues. The best I could ever do is to minimize the hum, but never truly eliminate it. The more you drive noise out of your system, the more the ET-2 will get on your nerves. Originally Posted by puroagave
Micro Seiki SX-8000 air bearing table, SME 312s arm, SME 3012R arn, Dynavector XV-1s cartridge, Lyra Etna SL cartridge, ARC Ref 3 phono stage, Otari MX-55 2 track R2R, Ampex 350 tape repros, Roon Nucleus Plus music server, HiFi Rose 150B DAC, ARC Ref 6, ARC Ref 75 with KT-150s, Parasound JC5 amp , JBL 4345 speakers, Viero Equilibro Level 3 speaker cables, and Definitive Technology Ref subs.
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December 14, 2014, 08:35 PM #17Member
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i dont think i could ever part with my HRX, in saying that i do love the look of the classic tables
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The Prime looks like one of THE bargains in this hobby of ours, a stupid good deal.
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Originally Posted by Mark Jones
I think it's "VPI's" dad, letting the young one wet his toes in the design waters to bag a big home run.
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