VPI Direct Drive Turntable


I received a copy of the new Music Direct catalog today and saw the new VPI Classic Direct Drive turntable listed at $30,000. It looks virtually indistinguishable from the Classic 3 with the new 3-D tonearm save for three speed buttons in place of the pulley and the rubber belt. The description on the MD website is rather scant, and certainly does not give enough information to explain what makes this turntable $25K more expensive than the belt drive Classic line. The VPI website makes no mention of the new flagship product at all.

Does anyone have any information on this new megabuck VPI table?
actusreus
Years after these "statement" products that are actually sold in any quantity, (most are not), they end up collecting dust in some millionaires basement!

High end audio history is littered with past "statements" that did not stand the test of time!
I'd rather have The Beat TT by Steve Dobbins for 30K. He will even come out and install it for you.
I am curious how many Clearaudio Statements are sold? Even the less expensive but still in the $30,000 + and up turntable, Wave Kinetic NVS, TW Black Knight, Basis Work of Art, Techdas etc etc What is successful sale at this price point, 10, 50, 100, 300, 1000?

You would be surprised, but there are at least 5 ClearAudio Statements that I know of in Hong Kong alone!
Sarcher30, as far as I'm concerned anyone purchasing a 'table costing upper four figures or more shouldn't have to ask for that, even across the country, because I'm old school and consider anything less a deal breaker. Nice to know Steve does that.
From what I have heard the Classic Direct will not be the only VPI to use the direct drive motor.