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VPI turntable again......

Hi,
I make my judgement on any product based on observation and common scense. I never own a VPI turntable and I never will since I don't believe in their design. The VPI design just don't make scense to me.

Let see some of the VPI's design....like the tri-pulley design. It just don't make scense at all....just the bearing(the one which support the platter) already make a lot of noise and you can hear it !!! Now add three tiny pulley and spinning at high speed.....I really don't know how many rpm. At that small size....may be a 800 rpm !!!! And there are a total three high speed pulley spinning at 800 rpm....It is a truly noise make machine !!!! Where did the noise goes? It has to go somewhere...it won't just disappear into thin air....again you can hear more noise and it all come out from you speaker.

And another design is two motor driving one pully and then the turntable.....no two motor turn with 100% accuracy...there is always some variation in speed...Beside one motor is noisy enough, now add two. Double the noise output. Where did all the motor noise goes? Again, you can hear it from you speaker.

If I made someone angry in my earlier post....I apology. I hope this post help you to understand why I'm saying what I said.

Peace.............
edle

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gregadd
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"...The latest step in the TNT V turntable's evolution is the TNT V-HR. The "HR" stands for "Hot Rod" and reflects a number of small and not-so-small changes to the basic TNT V. The most obvious of these are the omission of the three-pulley subchassis and the lack of a removable tonearm board. The subchassis was dropped because, with the V-HR's new Rulon bearing (now included in the standard TNT V as well), its load balancing was no longer required. And, according to Weisfeld, the three pulleys "added noise, in the form of a subtle graying of the sound." ..."
VPI TNT V-HR Turntable& JWM Tonearm, Brian Damkroger ,Stereophile Vol.24 #12,12/01.
As the proud owner of the VPI Aries 2(one motor) I can hear no noise with my naked ear. Moreover I think the belt is incapable of causing that massive platter to vibrate.
gregadd
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P.S. found manual for Aries 2. Rumble is minus 80db. Inaudible for the most part.
gregadd
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Edle, I thought I agreed with you at least with respect to three motor TNT. One version of which, if I remember correctly, was dumped on Audio Adivisor at or below cost. Nor do I subscribe to VPI's assertion that antisakte is unecessary. I had that discussion with the designer of the Graham tonearm.
To suggest that one lacks credibility because he has not heard air or magnetic bearing turntable is ludicrous. What about the LINN or SOTA with Sapphire bearing?
gregadd
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Edle thier site lists four models. Congratulations! They all look gorgeous. Raul! It's your turn.
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