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Mount Up to Three Tonearms of Any Make and Size “If ever there were a best buy in turntables, this is it!” — Harry Pearson, The Absolute Sound VPI AVENGER TURNTABLE CLASSIC IN EVERY REGARD VPI Classic Turntable A two-time TAS Golden Ear Award winner, Classic 1 pays homage to VPI’s finest designs. It comes standard with the stainless-steel version of the JMW-10.5i unipivot tonearm in rigid fixed-mount mode and is wired with pure copper wire. Fast and dynamic, this ‘table portrays a clean, wideopen soundstage with deep bass and unparalleled speed stability. It also includes a solid plinth with a real-wood surround, heavy stainless-steel/aluminum platter, fixed-mounted AC synchronous motor, silent inverted bearing, and Mini HR-X isolation feet. The Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award MADE IN USA $3,295 walnut, black oak VPI Classic Signature Turntable Speed stability that rivals a master tape, dead-quiet operation, grand-scale sonics, glorious musicality, and American-made ingenuity come together in Classic Signature. Winner of The Absolute Sound’s Golden Ear Award and Stereophile’s Product of the Year Award, this state-of-the-art design spoils you with gorgeous dynamics, low-level detail, and see-through transparency. VPI’s 10-inch 3D-printed tonearm accounts for wowing tonal neutrality. Classic Signature’s excellent build extends all the way to its unfailingly stable one-piece chassis and stainlesssteel record center weight. From the inside to the outside, this analog masterwork is a classic in every sense. JMW 12” 3D Reference Tonearm Dual tonearm setup NEW VPI AVENGER UPGRADES Magnetic Drive System Machined Avenger Feet Additional Armboard (cut) JMW 12” 3D Reference Arm Periphery Outer Ring Clamp $5,995 $995 $995 $3,395 $995 VPI Avenger Turntable A pioneering ‘table that took VPI founder Harry Weisfeld 12 years to perfect, Avenger allows you to mount up to three tonearms of any make and size. Now that’s reference versatility! The statement-making design can accommodate VPI’s Classic platter or advanced Magnetic Drive System—an innovation with tremendous damping, Avenger $9,495 Avenger Reference $20,995 ridiculously low noise, and superb playback. A multi-layer chassis boasts a massive bearing assembly, superlative control, and adjustable posts. A 3D-printed tonearm and 300RPM motor driven by the SDS controller come standard. Better still, Avenger’s built-in upgradeability is limited only by your imagination. MADE IN USA The Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award Stereophile Product of the Year MADE IN USA $5,995 black $6,495 rosewood CLASSIC SERIES ADD-ONS A A B C B 12 C VPI Adjustable VTA Base $1,195 VPI JMW 3D Tonearm Wand (10” version) $1,795 Zephyr Cartridge VPI SDS Outboard Power Supply $1,395 VPI Periphery Outer Ring Clamp $1,395 The first cartridge to bear the VPI logo and first optimized for the unique parameters of VPI’s JMW unipivot tonearm. Zephyr is specifically designed to reduce “azimuth smear,” a distortion artifact created by unipivot tonearms and eccentric records. An extremely faithful tracker. The most significant advance in tonearm technology in 50 years, this 3D-printed tonearm is made from one solid piece of nonresonant epoxy. Its rigid design has no resonant structure, giving the armwand the ability to bring previously masked microdetails to the surface. $999 10” version VPI Classic Signature Feet $395 VPI Prime Vibration Control Feet $445 VPI JMW Tonearm Cable (1m, 1.5m, 2m) from $295 VPI VPI JMW 3D Tonearm Wand SOUNDSMITH Counter Intuitive Counter Intuitive makes JMW tonearm setup a cinch. Designed to help dial-in the exact tracking force and adjust the azimuth of your cartridge, this C-clamp slides over the counterweight, allowing simple, high-precision, independent adjustments. $50 $1,795 60-DAY SATISFACTION GUARANTEE* VPI HR-X Stainless-Steel Center Weight Improve the sound of every LP you spin with this hefty, solidsteel weight originally designed to complement VPI’s Periphery Outer Ring Clamp. Simply slide it over your turntable’s spindle and it goes to work, flattening LPs for greater coupling to the platter. $150 TURNTABLES 13