VPI IndustriesAriesusedVPI Industries Aries with SME V TonearmThe Amazing combination of a VPI Aries Turntable and an SME V Tone Arm.This rarely seen combination has the SME arm-mounted and set up perfectly. If you would like a cartridge mounted, you can purc...2998.00

VPI Industries Aries with SME V Tonearm

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The Amazing combination of a VPI Aries Turntable and an SME V Tone Arm.

This rarely seen combination has the SME arm-mounted and set up perfectly. If you would like a cartridge mounted, you can purchase from us, and we will mount it, properly align, and set the tracking, anti-skate, vertical tracking angle, azimuth, and perform a listening test.

The VPI Aries

Features a platter, comprised of an acrylic/aluminum/lead sandwich, and the bearing, incorporating Rulon bushings, a stainless steel shaft, and a tungsten carbide thrust plate. This was the same as used in the TNT MK-IV. The motor assembly utilized for the Aries is the same as that used in the TNT, an outboard dead quiet motor, but is 1" shorter and weighs 4 lbs less.

For improved stability and damping, the Aries' chassis is made from two-inch thick MDF with a 10-gauge steel plate bonded to its underside. Three layers of polished black polyester provide a durable, attractive finish. The suspension is a combination of aluminum tiptoes and Neoprene, providing slightly less isolation than springs but resulting in greater focus and tighter bass.

The bottoms of the tiptoes are hardened steel balls.

SME V Tonearm
  • Unique one-piece pressure die-cast tone-arm utilizing the advantages of magnesium, replace conventional fabricated construction.
  • Internally constrained layer damps minute residual vibration leaving the tone-arm acoustically inert — finely machined cartridge platform, enamel free to avoid interface resonance.
  • A Stainless steel cross shaft, ground, and thread ground. Carried in massive yoke on 10mm ball races. Axis at record means level to minimize warp-wow.
  • Dynamic balance graduated vertical tracking force (VTF) control applies 0-3g x 0.125g through resonance controlled spring.
  • Unique assembly gives high rigidity and allows bearings to be critically adjusted before the tone-arm is fitted.
  • Stainless steel vertical shaft, ground and thread ground, with integral 16mm diameter flange to couple shaft and yoke.
  • 23mm diameter steel pillar, heat-treated, ground and honed, carries two 17mm ball races, widely spaced to resist tilt.

Questions for the seller
Hi dear seller it comes with the original cables for the tonearm? Thanks
HI. Thank you for the question. There is a 10 inch long cable with a din on one end that plugs into the Tonearm and terminates into a connector breakout block (junction box) with RCA left and right female RCA output. This can be partially seen in the second photo. We have had 3 offers since relisting this table, and we have countered on all of them. If your interested we suggest that you move fast.

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