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Capital AudioFest 2013
VPI Debuts New $4000 Classic Companion Turntable Complete With Tone Arm and Custom Grado Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 29, 2013  |  3 comments
I wasn't expecting to find anything as new and significant at a small mid-summer show as VPI's new Classic Companion Turntable, but there it was.

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VPI Demos Nomad Headphone-Centric Turntable at SoundstageDirect.com Headquarters
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 23, 2014  |  3 comments
VPI demoed its new Nomad headphone-based turntable last Saturday, March 22nd at the Doylestown, PA headquarters of online vendor Soundstagedirect.com. On hand were the Soundstagedirect folks of course, including company numero uno Seth Franks as well as VPI president Matt Weisfeld and a crew too humorous to mention. Members of the press and public were also in attendance.

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VPI Industries' Harry Weisfeld Gets Founders Award From L.A. & Orange County Audio Society (Now Includes the Entire Speech)
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 10, 2015  |  First Published: Dec 10, 2015  |  3 comments
Note: the original video embedded here was missing the final six minutes of the speech. Sorry. This video is the speech in its entirety.

Analogplanet.com editor Michael Fremer introduced VPI Industries' Harry Weisfeld at the annual Los Angeles & Orange County Audio Society's annual "Gala" Sunday, December 5th, 2015 in Buena Park, CA.

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VPI Introduces Cliffwood Dedicated MM Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 16, 2017  |  First Published: Nov 16, 2017  |  4 comments
VPI just announced a stand-alone dedicated moving magnet phono preamplifier based upon the circuit in the Player turntable's built-in unit.

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RMAF 2013
VPI Introduces Production Version of Direct Drive Turntable at RMAF
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 13, 2013  |  9 comments
VPI introduced the production version of its new direct drive turntable. It features a three phase AC induction motor with computer controlled platter speed. The platter of aluminum weighs twenty two pounds. Speed accuracy is claimed to be 01% or "5 sigma" (a standard deviation statistical term) at both 33 1/3 and 45rpm.

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Analog Gear News
VPI Launches "The Nomad" Complete Headphone-Friendly Turntable System (Corrected Copy)
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 10, 2013  |  23 comments
VPI Industries today announced "The Nomad" a $995 "all in one" system consisting of a turntable that borrows the Traveler's plinth and platter assembly and includes a new less costly 10" aluminum gimbaled tonearm as well as a custom phono preamplifier and headphone amplifier.

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VPI Launches $900 Cliffwood Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 30, 2017  |  First Published: Jun 30, 2017  |  12 comments
VPI Industries announced on June 29th the new $900 Cliffwood turntable, named for the New Jersey town in which VPI has been headquartered for the past 30 years.

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AXPONA 2014
VPI Launches Headphone Amp and MM Phono Preamp Equipped Nomad at AXPONA
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 27, 2014  |  0 comments
VPI's new $999 Nomad made its audio show debut at AXPONA 2014. The 'table features a built-in headphone amplifier and MM phono preamplifier as a well as a new gimbal bearing tone arm.

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RMAF 2014
VPI Launches New Limited Edition Avenger Turntable at RMAF
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2014  |  First Published: Oct 12, 2014  |  0 comments
Another new VPI turntable? Yes. These guys are prolific! The new Avenger is best described as a "chopped" HRX, re-shaped and re-purposed to be 3 arm capable.

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VPI Launches New Prime Scout Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 08, 2017  |  First Published: Apr 08, 2017  |  12 comments
VPI recently launched a new Prime Scout turntable that refines the original Scout 'table, which has been in production for many years.

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