VPI Aries 3D Limited Edition Turntable
The Turntable: Chassis made of a sandwich black acylic and 11 gauge alumium plinth bonded together for the ultimate in resonance control and feedback rejection. Four solid aluminum corner assemblies designed for isolation and mechanical grounding!! A first. A 300 rpm 24 pole AC synchronous motor capable of high torque and quiet operation installed in a separate aluminum and steel machined assembly. Inverted bearing – hardened stainless steel shaft, 60 Rockwell chrome hardened ball, spinning in a phosphor bronze bushing and sitting on a PEEK thrust disc. The belt side load is placed at the center of the spinning bearing for zero teeter-tooter effects. 20 pound damped platter machined from 6061 aluminum to +/- .001” in a 39” circumference!!! Motor pulley has an accuracy of +/- .0005” when leaving factory. Wow and flutter: >.1% Speed Accuracy: >.03% Rumble: >85db down 20 1/2″ x 15 1/2″ x 10″ Footprint: 19 1/4″ x 14 1/4″ Diameter of single foot: 2 1/4″ D Platter Height: 2″ Platter Weight: 20 pounds Total Weight: 70 pounds The Tonearm: Pivot to spindle: 258mm Effective length: 273.4mm Overhang: 15.4mm Offset angle: 19.98 degrees Average RMS distortion: 0.311% Internal wiring: premium Discovery wire, optional Nordost Valhalla New design 3d printed one piece body for the ultimate in resonance control. Full length copper shielding tube internally Adjustable side weights for finer azimuth settings. Built in “Easy lift” finger lift. Offset stainless steel counterweight for stability Easy setting of VTA/SRA in thousandths of an inch, calibrated and repeatable Adjustable anti-skate
