How does the VPI Aries II stand up to current mid priced tables?


I've always loved the elegant look of the Aries but never owned one. Well I have scratched that itch and purchased one right here on Agon and it's en route right now. Seems to be pretty stock with the 10.5 arm and a possible motor upgrade, excellent condition. Has this turntable aged well? All thoughts are welcome.

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The Aries !! is a quite good table.  The arm can be a bit tweaky, but once set up (not THAT hard), it can be very satisfying.  

The weakness in the table is the unipivot arm.  Gimballed arms seem to perform better, but the JMW arm will work well when it's set up properly.  It does like AT OC9/II carts.  Probably other OC9-series carts as well.