VPI "revision b"

Sonny · « **Reply #60 on:** 15 Oct 2011, 12:08 am »

Still not final setup yet, still looking for a good shelf...but up and running and the sound is astonishing! I thought the VPI TNT was quiet and dynamic, but wow, talk about mass loaded...130 lbs plus plinth, 30 lbs plus tonearm pod, 20 lbs platter and 10 lbs plus rim drive disc...that's a total of close to 200 lbs of mass! Not to mention the 3 lbs brass weight and 4 lbs periphery ring!

Sonny · « **Reply #61 on:** 15 Oct 2011, 12:09 am »

Rim Drive, periphery ring and brass weight!

Rim Drive Close up! after market belt on rim drive!

Sonny · « **Reply #62 on:** 15 Oct 2011, 12:13 am »

*Scotty* · « **Reply #63 on:** 15 Oct 2011, 12:44 am »

Sonny,just thought I'd let you know the pictures you posted are NSFW!
Also I am envious of your TT mass, you have me beat by 130lbs.
What did you use to take the pictures with?
Scotty

Sonny · « **Reply #64 on:** 15 Oct 2011, 02:33 am »

Quote from: *Scotty* on 15 Oct 2011, 12:44 am

Sonny,just thought I'd let you know the pictures you posted are NSFW!
Also I am envious of your TT mass, you have me beat by 130lbs.
What did you use to take the pictures with?
Scotty

Thanks Scotty! I had to look up what NSFW stood for (Not Safe/Suitable For Work), right? It's nice, thanks to a good friend, This table looks and IMHO, sounds absolutely amazing! The VPI Classic aluminum platter is a perfect match! the Rim Drive is awesome but would love to find an old TNT Stainless Steel motor pod to have the whole look synergy...

I took the picutres with my Canon Powershot!

Tuan

saisunil · « **Reply #65 on:** 5 Dec 2012, 05:33 am »

Wow ...

and I just beginning to get back into vinyl

Scottdazzle · « **Reply #66 on:** 5 Dec 2012, 11:17 pm »

Sonny, that looks absolutely amazing! I wish I could hear it.

Sonny · « **Reply #67 on:** 5 Dec 2012, 11:19 pm »

Quote from: Scottdazzle on 5 Dec 2012, 11:17 pm

Sonny, that looks absolutely amazing! I wish I could hear it.

Scott, you can...just fly to Oakland, CA!
Got the armbase, thanks!
Tuan

Scottdazzle · « **Reply #68 on:** 5 Dec 2012, 11:22 pm »

You're welcome. It got there fast!

Sonny · « **Reply #69 on:** 5 Dec 2012, 11:42 pm »

Quote from: Scottdazzle on 5 Dec 2012, 11:22 pm

You're welcome. It got there fast!

Yep, nice USPS Service for sure!
Well, you can't actually listen to it right now, it's not set up...but hopefully soon!
then you can fly over!

TheChairGuy · « **Reply #70 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 01:01 am »

Quote from: Sonny on 5 Dec 2012, 11:19 pm

Scott, you can...just fly to Oakland, CA!
Got the armbase, thanks!
Tuan

T, you back in the saddle again?

Cheers, John

Sonny · « **Reply #71 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 04:20 am »

Quote from: TheChairGuy on 6 Dec 2012, 01:01 am

T, you back in the saddle again?

Cheers, John

Yes John, we are thanks! Found a nice little home in Oakland, overpriced, but it's like that now around here isn't it? How are you settling down in your new place?
Anyways, the Version "b" is not set up right now as it picked up some rust, though very minor, while at a friend's house and well, I can't wait to set it up. In the meantime, I do have a Classic 1 table that I am using with the Shelter 901, mighty good sounding set up...

We should all get together soon!

Tuan

Minn Mark · « **Reply #72 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 01:38 pm »

It couuld look really cool nickel plated.....

I too am jealous.

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SteveRB · « **Reply #73 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 06:04 pm »

hello, your custom deck is great, and very inspiring.

I suppose this route could be taken with whatever material is on hand to produce differing successes:

Perhaps milled maple block cylinders with VPI barring, platter and rim drive; or other hardwoods, or slate even... as long as it is dead level and suitably massive the results should be fantastic.

Any thoughts based on your experience?

Sonny · « **Reply #74 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 06:10 pm »

Quote from: SteveRB on 6 Dec 2012, 06:04 pm

hello, your custom deck is great, and very inspiring.

I suppose this route could be taken with whatever material is on hand to produce differing successes:

Perhaps milled maple block cylinders with VPI barring, platter and rim drive; or other hardwoods, or slate even... as long as it is dead level and suitably massive the results should be fantastic.

Any thoughts based on your experience?

Steve, yes, I think this steel plinth is just amazing. note that it is 2.5 inches thick (solid) on top and the bottom is hollow, with a wall of .5 inches. Basically, the person that made it, put a 2.5" thick by 12" steel disc into a 5" tall by .5" thick steel tube. It's very massive, weighs about 125lbs..and is a bitch to maneuver! Watch your fingers!

The sound is by far, best I've had in my system. Everything is more solid, PRAT that is....bass is taut and fast, imaging is precise and just amazing! The VPI (everything else) is just what the doctor ordered. I love VPI for its style, simplicity, beauty, upgradability and best of all, MADE IN THE USA!

Right now, during my time in between homes, the plinth picked up some minute rust, and since it's steel and not plated "yet", this happens, even if I wax and oil it, etc. Looking into getting it waxed for sure...

Thanks
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SteveRB · « **Reply #75 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 06:45 pm »

i would hate to step on any toes, but it would be great to see some photos with the platter off and perhaps a drawing or two...

I ask about other materials due specifically to issues relating to 'upgradeability'. For example, locally I could use a .5" steel op plate laminated to a 3" thick fir block for very little $$$. Adding my VPI scout barring and platter would get me going in the right direction. Sure it wouldn't weigh 120lbs, but it would still be well over 50lbs. Then I could certainly save up for a fabricated version with the VPI Classic platter...

Sorry to highjack your thread -- your deck looks fantastic and just got me thinking a bit...

Sonny · « **Reply #76 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 06:53 pm »

Quote from: SteveRB on 6 Dec 2012, 06:45 pm

i would hate to step on any toes, but it would be great to see some photos with the platter off and perhaps a drawing or two...

I ask about other materials due specifically to issues relating to 'upgradeability'. For example, locally I could use a .5" steel op plate laminated to a 3" thick fir block for very little $$$. Adding my VPI scout barring and platter would get me going in the right direction. Sure it wouldn't weigh 120lbs, but it would still be well over 50lbs. Then I could certainly save up for a fabricated version with the VPI Classic platter...

Sorry to highjack your thread -- your deck looks fantastic and just got me thinking a bit...

No worries Steve...I too have been thinking of a constrained layer approach as well. They have been made many times over, but I was thinking using different materials, like acyrlic, steel, high density foam, delrin, etc...

The earlier pictures in the thread shows what Berndt made the plinth...

SteveRB · « **Reply #77 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 08:21 pm »

Quote from: Sonny on 6 Dec 2012, 06:53 pm

The earlier pictures in the thread shows what Berndt made the plinth...

Looks like the early photos are missing...

Ericus Rex · « **Reply #78 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 08:26 pm »

Quote from: SteveRB on 6 Dec 2012, 08:21 pm

Looks like the early photos are missing...

They don't come up for me either.

Sonny · « **Reply #79 on:** 6 Dec 2012, 08:28 pm »

Quote from: Ericus Rex on 6 Dec 2012, 08:26 pm

They don't come up for me either.

Hm...Bill, can you repost???
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