http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/ Engadget Comments for TEAC's $19,000 VPI HR-X1 turntable weighs more than your wife http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/Dec 24th 2008 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
"weights"?]]>May 30th 2007 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
Am I missing something here?

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You want really pretty TTs, look at the Walker Audio Proscenium...]]>May 30th 2007 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
The only people I know that weigh less than 120 are in high school........lol........]]>May 30th 2007 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
I have a VPI Scout. They are solid, dependable tables from New Jersey, but not extraordinary in my opinion. If I had the money, I'd buy a Galiber or Walker.

My hi-fi: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1173569421&view]]>May 30th 2007 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/Nov 16th 2007 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/]]>May 30th 2007 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
You don't think that is, in and of itself, a marketing ploy? It works for plentyoffish. Lots of people since marketing really emerged as a major concern have successfully played the "everything else sucks because we're so committed to a good product" angle. That site is beyond neglected-ugly, it seems almost purposefully-ugly. Somebody PLEASE 2.0 them up. It would take like 15 minutes.]]>May 30th 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.audiogon.com will be of assitance.]]>May 30th 2007 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
I suppose different angles can be found for any situation, including those who don't waste money on marketing if they already have a good product and plenty of orders. But I have always preferred products that are well-made and where the companies don't spend a lot of money on marketing. It seems pretty obvious that the consumer pays for the marketing costs of the product he/she purchased, so intelligent parties would avoid that strategy if at all possible.

To be honest, I don't care how their website looks at all. If the company has a few pictures of the products with relevant specifications, that is all I need.

Like I said, it's the general rule in high end audio that the best companies don't have extravagant marketing operations. I would speculate that this principle is true in virtually all industries. ]]>May 30th 2007 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
http://www.gearlive.com/index.php/news/article/clearaudio-statement-125k-turntable-06071408/]]>May 30th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
You are the reason Sony and Bose do as well as they do with inferior products. There is obiovusly a niche for companies who dress pigs up in pearls and wow the masses who are easily swayed by eye candy. Superficial trappings attract flies like dung does.

Valuation of actual substance over vapid fluff is always a more intelligent choice.]]>May 30th 2007 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
And this thing isn't for people with sensitive ears, it's for people with sensitive egos.



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http://www.unitedhomeproducts.com/id140.htm]]>May 30th 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
Why would you spend nearly $2K on a VPI Scout--if you throw in an arm and cart--that you think is nothing special? Seems sad.]]>May 30th 2007 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
High end audio is purely bullshit. Sure, there is a world of great audio reproduction beyond that of mp3s, but it doesn't require tens of thousands of dollars to get there. I think the solution is something called *.wav.]]>May 30th 2007 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/May 30th 2007 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
NakedOldGuy, anyone who gets their education from American television is going to be a very misinformed person. The Discovery channel actually regurgitated the myth that California will disappear into the Pacific when "The Big One" hits on one of their science shows. Roflcopters.
A proper vinyl setup does sound quite a bit better than an equivalently priced digital system.
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http://www.needledoctor.com/Clearaudio-Statement-Turntable;jsessionid=ac112b2a1f4319c10becec414038ba08b957f5831643.e3eSbNyQc3mLe34Pa38Ta38Mahz0?sc=2&category=45]]>May 30th 2007 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/
direct is where its at]]>May 31st 2007 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/teacs-19-000-vpi-hr-x1-turntable-weights-more-than-your-wife/Jun 1st 2007 11:08PM