VPI Prime 21+ Turntable £5500

VPI improves upon its already excellent Prime turntable

View online review whf.cm/Prime21Plus The Prime 21+ builds on the solid foundation laid by 2015’s Prime turntable with well-considered changes aimed at improving performance, ease of use and cosmetics. VPI’s changes have resulted in a smarter but more conventional deck. The tonearm is a 27cm, 3D-printed gimbal-bearing design that feels less fussy in use than its uni-pivot predecessor. It is easy to set up and the bearings feel smooth, though we could detect a small amount of play in its fore/aft movement. The 43mm-thick curvy plinth is made up of a 3mm aluminium top plate on an MDF base – the metal is intended to add rigidity and damping to the structure. The detached AC motor unit has also been tweaked. It still has the same substantial high-mass aluminium casework…

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