Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff?


Are the Basis turntables and arms (ie, Vector 4) worth their asking price? They seems very expensive for you apparently are getting?
madavid0
You are paying for precision engineering and craftsmanship.  They are worth every penny/Euro/pound/etc., in my experience.  Definitely not a rip-off.
Maybe it would be better to tell us what Basis products you are interested in buying and what are the costs.  Unless someone is raising Basis prices based on the recent demise of the designer, Basis Audio always seemed to me to be good value for money.  If you want rip-offs in vinyl gear, there are much riper targets than Basis. BUT I don't know what you are looking at and for how much.
Basis makes a great high precision item with a very high performance level. The Basis tonearm is an excellent tonearm. I had a Vector 3 and the performance, compared to a Rega or something in that range, was so much better it was hard for me to believe my ears.
This appears to be the same lovely individual who started the Synergistic Research Is A Scam thread. Probably best not to engage at all.
SR is a scam, but I’m not calling Basis that, just curious about the value proposition.

Is the 1400 worth it, it would I be much happier with the next level up? How much is Basis’ perscision engineering worth compared to other, perhaps less, exacting standards at that price point (VPI, Pro-Ject, etc)?