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The VPI Classic is a high-end turntable with a solid plinth offered in Black Oak or Walnut. It features a solid-mounted AC synchronous motor, cast-aluminum platter, silent inverted bearing, and isolation feet derived from VPI’s HR-X turntable. The Classic comes standard with VPI’s unipivot JMW-10.5i Special Edition tonearm in rigid-mount configuration.
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The Classic 3's wow & flutter is 0.020% against the Classic's 0.030% and its drive type Belt against Direct. Both share platter weight (9.07 kg (20 lbs)) and platter material (Aluminum).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The Scout 21's wow & flutter is 0.080% against the Classic's 0.030%, its platter weight 4.54 kg (10 lbs) against 9.07 kg (20 lbs), and its effective length 229 mm against 254 mm. Both share drive type (Direct).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The JMW Memorial 10.5 SE Classic's platter weight is 20.41 kg (45 lbs) against the Classic's 9.07 kg (20 lbs) and its weight 20.41 kg (45 lbs) against 29.48 kg (65 lbs). Both share drive type (Direct) and platter material (Aluminum).
The DP-3000NE's wow & flutter is 0.060% against the Classic's 0.030% and its effective length 243.84 mm against 254 mm. Both share drive type (Direct) and platter material (Aluminum).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
European Audio Team (EAT) E.A.T. C-Dur
Linn LP12 Akurate
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