SOLD
Hi, Selling my VPI Traveler 2 turntable with Ortofon Black MM cartridage. Included is dust cover and Q up mechanism. I purchased form Authorized dealer last year (second owner) and used sparingly as a second system.
Turntable was used in a pet/smoke/child free home & is approx 5 years old.
Sale includes the following:
VPI Traveler turntable- List $1500
Ortofon 2M BLACK cartridge- list $800
Gingko Dust cover- list $300
Q up Mechanism- list $95
Extra TT belt/ 16oz washer fluid/brush/stylus cleaner
$100
Isolation board and 4 iso-pads $100
$2895 total value ;
Yours for $1295 saving $1700; Amazing offering
Important: I prefer not to ship BUT willing to drive to your home and hand deliver within 90 miles of Philadelphia PA. (inlcuding NY metro) OR we can meet halfway.
Really a great sounding combination. You will be so HAPPY when you hear your first record (like me last year) .
Also, selling Salk songtowers and center. (please see my other ad) trying to finance another purchase
Please check out all the stellar reviews/awards for VPI
Thanks for considering,
Much peace & Joyful listening, Ken
Additional info:
VPI's original Traveler turntable is a true labor of love and designed in memory of VPI co-founder Sheila Weisfeld. Sheila always wanted to see VPI design a great-sounding 'table at a more accessible price point so that many more music lovers could be impacted by this great American company. Beyond the touching tribute, the Traveler sets a new benchmark for analog performance at its price. It's built to last a lifetime. And we know you will love the sound quality.
"It had the confident, relaxed fluidity of open-reel tape. I can't imagine a happier way of listening to LPs than with the VPI Traveler. At $1299, the Traveler isn't merely reasonably priced -- it's a remarkable bargain, built to last a lifetime."
– Stephen Mejias, Stereophile
The Traveler is partially based on all the progress VPI made with its award-winning Classic turntables. The new belt-driven motor is tuned for vibration-free performance, allowing the Traveler to deliver much better speed stability and tremendous bottom-end control. Also taken from the Classic is the heavy aluminum and steel platter, albeit a smaller version that's better suited to this design.
But the most impressive advance is the 10" Gimballed-bearing tonearm, a first for VPI. It features custom-designed, low-friction, spring-loaded, sapphire Gimballed bearings. This new tonearm is a major enhancement, and responsible for the 'table's amazing clarity and detail retrieval. Believe us when we tell you that the Traveler is worthy of the world's finest and most expensive phono cartridges.
In speaking with Music Direct about the arm, VPI co-founder Harry Weisfeld says: "This new VPI tonearm, designed specifically for the Traveler turntable, is based on some tried and true methods of making gyroscopes, but with a few cool engineering twists. The four Gimbal bearings are 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 has chatter and, at the same time, has extremely low resonance like the VPI Unipivot arms. Due to the spring loading of the bearings, upon final factory adjustment of the tonearm, you get virtually no friction. This new tonearm design has absolutely no resonance in the audio band and is essentially a perfect bearing assembly."
Harry and Sheila Weisfeld spent the last 35 years of their lives working on VPI turntables. While the Traveler is dedicated in Sheila's memory, you can be sure that Harry and their son, Matthew, are even more dedicated than ever to ensure that VPI builds American-made 'tables for the next generation and beyond. The Traveler is the culmination of sheer ingenuity and engineering prowess. We know you will be honored to own one of these impressive turntables.
Features:
10” Gimballed tonearm
Low friction in the spring loaded sapphire Gimballed bearings
Aluminum/Steel platter
Aluminum top plate
Belt drive motor
Additional Information:
Aug 20, 19 2:45pm
I have been very happy with this table because it sounds alot like the other VPI tables, musical, involving and very stable. It also has similar build quality with a more Zen like approach. Simple, economincal, heavy and clean with tight tolerences that feels like a fine instrument. Most turntables in this price range felt a little cheap to me in comparison. Also looks amazing.
Includes:
Turntable. Ortofon Black cartridge, Tonearm, Dust cover, Q up. Power Cord, record washing fluid 16oz, Extra TT belt specific to VPI, record cleaning brush.
