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TW Raven One owners- will this be it ?

I'm seriously thinking of going for it but just want to be sure that this is my last TT.
My wife has been complaining about my pile of gears in the attic which i really have to start disposing.
$6500 these days plus an additional $4k + for the arm is quite a chunk of cash. But got to enjoy it. I'm hitting 55 by December and gotta enjoy life!

My previous TT was the scout, Scoutmaster & the Aries 3. All good TT's but i think its time to move on.

On the other hand, there is a VPI Classic tempting me at $2500 clams. A few of my buddies up North swears by them.

So, what's it gonna be guys ?

Which of these two turntable will give me a more analog sound ? more weighty sound ?

Looking forward to some informative opinions here.

Raven One owners, any itch to upgrade to the next tt ?

How easy is it to set up & is this Raven finicky with ancilliary gears, carts, isolation stands, etc ?

Fire them up.

Dan
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salavat
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I have Raven One not for long, just couple of months... Before making decision (as on as on Tri-Planar), I read many posts on many forums and bought them without listening, never had regrets. I nailed down my choice (in Europe we do not have all modern tts which you do in US) to Raven - there is no alternative (money/quality/etc). May just Platine Verdier, but that is a different story. Else - prices go up in times for similar performance...

Plus, Thomas (who makes them) provides EXCELLENT support, which I tend to believe is like lifetime support for the product. I think it is important for expensive product.
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