![]() There are a number of steps to follow and care must be taken with each and every one of them but, really, VPI has done a great job here to hand-hold the user through each one. Installing the turntable is hardly plug-and-go. The 300rpm, 24-pole, AC-synchronous motor is installed in a separate aluminium-and-steel machined assembly, while the inverted bearing features a hardened stainless-steel shaft, 60 Rockwell chrome-hardened ball, spinning in a phosphor bronze bushing, and sits on a PEEK thrust disc. This unipivot includes high-quality Nordost Reference wiring. Moving to the other side of the plinth, the JMW-10-3DR arm is 3D printed in design. If the reason is to lower noise or to free up the build budget for more audiophile parts, I’m all for that. Some might baulk at having to change speed at all in this way, considering the price paid for the Signature, but I’d like to trust the designer on this. Changing the speed involves moving the belt from one pulley groove to another. ![]() Other shiny bits come in the form of the chrome-coated covers that cap the isolating feet.Īlso very heavy is the separate motor that combines aluminium and steel – again, perfect for damping and a reduction in vibration. Touted as an upgrade to the company’s own Prime turntable, the Signature version is a heavy beast, clocking in at a massive 36.75kg with a sturdy, vinyl-wrapped polymer plinth base that acts as a sandwich for a thick piece of aluminium that slices through the centre. ![]() It’ll cost you £6,000 and is available here. ![]() Released as the upgraded sequel to the popular Prime model, Paul Rigby reviews VPI’s Prime Signature turntable. ![]()
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