Experience VPI Dragon and/or Mark Levinson 515 turntables


I understand both of these listed turntables are the same.

Are there Audiogoners that own or have evaluated one or the other.  I am very interested in feedback from use.  Or is there another VPI turntable I should consider.  Any other options?

I currently own Oracle Delphi II with Eminent Technology arm and am looking for a table that is much newer and benefits from 35 years of industry knowledge and manufacturing.

 

dcaudio

@elliottbnewcombjr a few points of clarification to your post

 

Any pivoted tonearm that has the cartridge/tonearm wires constrained by either an rca termination, lemo connection, internal DIN plug will generate a torsional torque whenever the tonearm arm moves horizontally.  The only difference between the VPI and ML table tonearm wire connection is one exits from the top while the other exists from the bottom.  Both methods will exhibit a torsional torque. 

The anti-skate device used on the ML table is manufactured by VPI and is also available for all VPI tonearms. 

 

 

 

Why would you want to change from the Oracle/Eminent TT? That has a truly excellent linear track arm! The Delphi was one of the top rated TT's. Instead upgrade your phone cartridge/phono stage. 

@jasonbourne71 , yes the Delphi is a great turntable and the ET2 is a great tonearm, but together, they aren’t the best match. 

The ET-2 has very high horizontal effective mass. A Oracle’s floating sub-chassis wants to sway horizontally.These two things fight each other

Even with good pump isolation, the tiny micro-vibrations and hose tugging of the ET-2 tend to excite the Oracle’s spring system.

@testpilot : Learn something new every day! So the OP could change the arm to an SME V for improved detail. This makes more sense than buying a VPI TT.