VPI Traveler in Black with a 10" Gimbaled tonearm, Made In America!! Review
| Product Code | B008H57MNS |
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| Price | $1,299.00 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #269885 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: VPI
- Model: Traveler Black
Features
- 10" Gimbaled tonearm with Low friction spring loaded sapphire Gimbaled bearings
- Aluminum platter damped with stainless steel
- Aluminum and acrylic chassis
- Belt drive 600 rpm low noise motor
- RCA jack connections, Tip toe feet, and Removable arm assemblies for fast cartridge changing
- 10" Gimbaled tonearm with Low friction spring loaded sapphire Gimbaled bearings
- Aluminum platter damped with stainless steel
- Aluminum and acrylic chassis
- Belt drive 600 rpm low noise motor
- RCA jack connections, Tip toe feet, and Removable arm assemblies for fast cartridge changing
Product Description
VPI's Entry-Level High-End Traveler Turntable features a 10" Traveler Tonearm. The 10" Traveler is an incredibly low-friction Tonearm that features a Spring Loaded Sapphire Gimballed Bearing with incredibly low friction levels. The Traveler is the culmination of VPI refined engineering and technology providing quality Sound and easy usability at a more affordable price.
The Traveler was also partially inspired by ideas from VPI's Award-Winning Scout and Classic models! The new belt-driven motor, which can handle both 33 1/3 and 45 rpm speeds, allows stable vibration-free performance, which results in better speed stability and tremendous bottom-end control. Just like the popular VPI Classic, the Traveler also features a heavy aluminum and steel platter, that performs perfectly within the design.
Based on some tried and true methods of making gyroscopes (but with a few cool engineering twists), the new 10" Gimbaled-bearing tonearm is a first for VPI. Consisting of four Gimbal bearings made of extremely sharp, hardened-steel male points going into sapphire female cups, these cups are spring-loaded against the points so the arm never experiences chatter, and has extremely low resonance, just like the VPI Unipivot arms. Due to the spring loading of the bearings, upon final factory adjustment of the tonearm, there is virtually no friction. The new Gimbaled-bearing tonearm design has absolutely no resonance in the audio band and is essentially a perfect bearing assembly!
Specifications: Wow and Flutter: Less than .02%;
Rumble: Greater than 80db down;
Speed Accuracy: Within .1%;
Total Weight: 24 pounds;
Platter Run-Out: Within .003 inch; Dimensions:
16 1/2 x 12 foot print; 19 x 15 inches overall space needed.
Customer Reviews
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Beautiful piece of well engineered equipment and sound to match
By Tekno
I owned a Rega RP1 before this, and I had been looking to upgrade for awhile. I was not real impressed with the Rega at $500 after owning Technic 1210's for so many years as a dj. I looked at the higher level Rega tables and the Clearaudio Concept, and payed close attention to all the praise they received... but then looked at the type of materials used in construction of the Rega RP3/RP6 and the Clearaudio Concept and the negative press they received due to manufacturing failures because of those materials. My experience with the Rega wasn't great.I decided I wanted to go with something a little more well built. On the opinion of a very knowledgeable salesman that had listened to both the Concept and the Traveler, I sprung for the Traveler. This table gets down, it is dynamic, the music has weight, it is accurate, easy to adjust and easy to set up. I have a Grado Reference Platinum running on it and it is a perfect match. Anything in the Grado line would work well...The thing is not as sleek as the Concept, but I can guarantee the fit and finish of all the parts is second to none. It may be labeled as a entry level table, but it performs like a seasoned vet. The only thing I recommend buying is the VPI record clamp/weight. The motor on this thing is powerful, and the platter is aluminum with a steel core... so using the clamp is perfectly fine.Music never sounded so sweet, my record collection has tripled in just a couple months because of how much I love the sound of this table.This is a no brainer. You won't be sorry.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.The audiophile class entry level table to beat
By jarcher
I formerly had a Pro-ject RPM1.3, which while pretty, was a fisher price joke compared to this table. Can not tell you how impressed I am with the quality & fit / finish - and how the table alone was such an upgrade from the Pro-ject. Yes, it is almost three times as expensive as my former table, but the sound quality is at least twice as good. The photos don't do it justice - a seriously well built machine. I have a more detailed review at audio circle forum.These sometimes ship with the Grado Gold - and in fact this table was designed with that cartridge specifically. Nonetheless I found that I preferred other options. So unless you know & like the particular sonic signature of Grado's, the safer bet might be to buy it without a cartridge, as it seems to be sold here.
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