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What direction is VPI headed?

First let me state that I own a VPI Prime w/perifial ring, SDS, and a couple extra arm wands so I have invested some $ overall, this being my third VPI table, with that said I am a happy VPI customer but here recently have taken a few notes on their constantly coming up with the next iteration of what ever is moving well and I do believe the Prime is one of those. When they came out with the Prime Signature it was hard not to sell and replace with it but I didn't now the Prime Signature Rosewood is gorgeous but at $6,800.00, now when you get to that cost level I started looking used and have seen the prices dropping ridiculously low on a couple of HRX setups with all the extras for  a lot less than that and they still aren't moving. I know there are those that speak of VPIs marketing from time to time but what is going on.
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Inna is basing this on the astonishing rise in the popularity of Vinyl and the associated gear used to play this stuff…makes perfect sense.

Also, 3 local-ish audio "salons" I've visited over the last several months carry a Pro-Ject "The Classic" TT I've wondered about since it came out to pretty good reviews last year. The shop in New Hampshire said the only table that suited me is a new VPI Scout though the amoeba style base looked too weird  (I own a great sounding Linn Basik/Akito that I'm afraid will die before I replace it…but I'm not in a hurry), another was certain a Rega/Feikert/Hana rig was the one for me, and a third shop has had a "Classic" for months and nobody has listened to it. Lame…the Pro-ject is around a grand, the ones suggested to me are all around 2 grand, and they wonder why people shop online.
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