FS: VPI HW-19MkII

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
edited August 2006 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
The last tuntable you will ever need.

VPI HW-19Mkii - $1700 retail
Rega RB300 Arm - $395 retail
Sumiko Blue Point Special EVO-III MC Cart - $399 retail

$975 shipped, lower 48, paypal ok - you pay the hickey.

Cheers,
Russ
Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2006
    That sure does look nice.

    You get a decent TT for about a third that price and you let me know.
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2006
    That would be the perfect complement to some of the albums I have for sale.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited August 2006
    Nice looking TT for the hardcore vinyl enthusiest.. Im with AB, have any budget cheap skate TT's around.. :)
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

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    nad 1020 Pre-amp
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,765
    edited August 2006
    That table is just about the minimum level to keep most serious listeners from wanting to upgrade right away. For 1/3rd that price, you will probably have upgraditis before you finish setting the table up!

    Russ, isn't the HW-19 a little wider than most equipment? May want to measure and let folks know so they don't get it and find out they need a new rack just to fit it.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited August 2006
    Yes, the HW-19 IS a little wider than standard so take that into consideration.

    I have the HW-19 MKIII and can't speak highly enough about it. The arm and the cartridge alone are damn near worth the price of admission.

    Also, the HW-19 is fully upgradable and the parts are pretty easy to come by on the used market.

    No brainer here, fellas. If I didn't have one, I'd have this one.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2006
    billbillw wrote:
    For 1/3rd that price, you will probably have upgraditis before you finish setting the table up!
    Maybe so, but I'm no where near to the point when I'll drop down a grand on one component.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2006
    If you want a decent starter table, and can do used - get a Thorens 125, 145, 160. Swiss arm, easily setup and upgraded. Bullet proof reliability, belt driven, good sound.

    New, check out the MMF2.1 and the Goldring GR-1. Both a LOT of table, for not a lot of money. Usually the tables people buy to see if they want to get into (or back into) listening to vinyl. If they don't care for it, they move on without much invested - if they do care for it, they upgrade to something like the VPI.

    Getting started in vinyl is like saying 'I think want a motorcycle.' Don't go out and buy a 30K custom chopper, only to find out you don't like it as much as you thought you would. Go bag a used Honda 750 or the like and ride it around for a while.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2006
    This is a good entry level (high end entry level) table at a great price. It isn't often you can get started for this price.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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