Please help! - Buy VPI Classic or keep Technics 1200

Unfortunately for you, it is impossible for anyone to tell you what you might hear if you buy the VPI.  It all depends on your ears and your ability to discern and appreciate the differences.  You may well hear absolutely no difference or a night-and-day difference.  So what to do?  Either get in your car with your turntable and drive a few hours if necessary to find a place that can demo them for you - or just order the VPI from Music Direct or wherever and return it if you don't like it.  There will probably be a hefty restocking fee, but that's life.  

I have a Classic Signature and the Technics 1200.  The Technics is a great table for the $$$ but the Classic is quieter, more liquid, and has much better bass and punch.  You will hear the difference guaranteed. 

A friend has the 1200 fitted with an Audiomods series 5 tonearm and it sounds fantastic. Audiomods builds a special version just for the 1200 - just email Jeff for details
http://www.audiomods.co.uk/technicsarm.html

I also have the Audiomods Classic tonearm with the "frosted" finish and a "soundsmith’d" Denon DL103 on my TT and it sounds amazing!

What improved?
- details - tons of them + lots more timbre and venue details
- imaging - holographic and 3D
- dynamics, especially in the bass region, plucked strings and on percussion instruments
- clarity across the entire frequency range

Perhaps the Audiomods tonearm + soundsmith’d Denon would be a nice stocking stuffer? :-)

If you go for the Audiomods - get the one piece loom with Pure Harmony KLE Innovations RCA’s - it is worth every penny and brings out vast amounts of details

I won’t part with my TT now it has the Audiomods arm
http://image99.net/blog/files/category-turntable-mod0027s.html

HO, HO, HO.....

Look also at the Bryston BLP-1.  Sells for just under $3000 and is every bit the VPI Classic killer.