VPI Prime

The Prime includes the following: 10 inch 3D arm VTA Tower for VTA/SRA on the fly Classic 20 pound platter and bearing Outboard 300 RPM motor housing New "Prime" feet which offer improved isolation and better mechanical grounding Stainless Steel/Delrin record clamp The Prime is also being offered as a package with the SDS, Synchronous Drive System. The Turntable: Chassis made of black textured vinyl over MDF with an 11 gauge steel plate bonded to the underside for the ultimate in resonance control and feedback rejection. Four solid Delrin 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-totter 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 Overall Dimensions 21 3/8" x 15 3/4" Footprint is 19 1/2" x 13 3/4" 54 lbs packing weight Available Upgrades: Periphery Ring clamp for the ultimate in record warp reduction HR-X Center Weight, perfectly complements the periphery clamp Synchronous Drive System (SDS) for the utmost accuracy in motor speed and fine speed adjustments. Single Motor Flywheel (must be used with SDS)