Looks nice. When I get my dustcover for my Prime from Stereo Squares, I will compare it to yours. Mine was 358.00 with the VPI logo. You are right however, in my case a 4K turntable160.00 power cord, 600.00 cartridge, 350,00 phono cables, 240.00 maple platform and the afore mentioned dustcover. That brings the price up to 5,700.00 give or take a little. That doesn’t cover the record cleaning brushes, etc. It's like that cartoon, "I got into vinyl mainly for the inconvenience and expense."
Turntable Dust Cover Option
Just got into vinyl again. Once I realized the cost of not only the equipment, but the cables, tubes, platforms, acoustical treatments, etc., I refused to pay over $300 to keep the dust off my VPI Scout turntable. I decided I did want something more than an old pillowcase so I started searching for options. I found this place: http://www.shoppopdisplays.com/CS001/5-sided-clear-acrylic-box-custom-size.html. They make acrylic boxes for display purposes and what better to display than a turntable. Their service was prompt, the cover was beautiful and I saved over $200! Only thing is, they don't do any custom cuts or openings in the box, so I have to cut out an opening in the back for the cables but that is not that difficult. Picture shown in link below.
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I use a VPI TNT which is an oversize turntable. I believe that VPI does/did offer a quite expensive cover for it, but I simply got some plexiglass rod stock, cut six equal length legs and glued them to a sheet of plexi. Keeps most of the dust that falls off the table. A little can drift in from the sides but nothing significant. I just lift the cover off, invert it and set it on something when I want to use the turntable. |
I used these guys for mine. Only a couple hundred bucks. Turned out great. https://www.displaycasej.com/stereo_covers.html |