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VPI PARTS or SERVICE
Try http://www.elusivedisc.com/Also what part do you need?M~ 
Upgrade Tonearm for VPI Aries 3
RE"Did you notice you had to continually make adjustments with the 10.5i arm ?"No.Check the counter weight hex bolt for tightness. It may be too loose, if so just tighten it up a bit. BTW, I have an Aries-3 also and two arm tubes, one with Discove... 
Need low price cartridge for Scoutmaster
I use a Shure M97XE with a Jico Sas stylus on my Aries3. You could get by with just the stock M97XE until the funds get better. BTW, HW uses the M97XE/Jico combo as an alternate on the VPI $30k turntable.M~ 
VPI Classic hum
RE" Meanwhile, let's hope this 31-month-old thread will finally stop cropping up!"HA!M~ 
Cartridge advice Classic I from BRAZIL
My dear friend RaulI own several CJ preamps and amps. :-)He will not be getting 68 db of gain from that phono/line stage.M~ 
Cartridge advice Classic I from BRAZIL
RE" Confused"Mjm1124 is correct. You only have 40db of gain on your phono input. On your other inputs you have just 28 db of gain per input. Total gain is not the 40DB gain of the phono plus the 28 DB gain of the other inputs.AlsoThe Shure M97XE/J... 
Cartridge advice Classic I from BRAZIL
Shure M97XE $90.00 and a Jico SAS $170.00 and keep the rest of the money for school. I use one on my Aries 3/Classic 3 tonearm and will probably have to spend over $1000.00 usd to better it in my system. (Also CJ based.) On my other tonearm (Class... 
How long does it take you to install a cartridge?
~45 minutes for the initial setup and after that weeks of listening and tweaking.M~ 
Andy Chongs retipping service Bellvue Wa
RE"07-12-13: TonyptonyAnyone know if Andy does cantilever replacement with something like a ruby, like Soundsmith?"No!It's best to email him for an answer to your particular situation.M~ 
Andy Chongs retipping service Bellvue Wa
I just received my stylus's back, 7/8/2013. Fast service, great prices and I'm very happy with the results.M~ 
VPI Ceramic Platter
I currently have both the smooth and the grooved platter for the Classic and also the Classic 1 and Classic 3 tonearms. I have a Shure V15V/Jico SAS on the Classic 3 tonearm and a MX97XE/Jico SAS on Classic 1 tonearm.Now for the between the two pl... 
Andy Chongs retipping service Bellvue Wa
I just sent Andy a Shure V15VMR. I can't wait to get it back and give it a twirl.M~ 
Andy Chongs retipping service Bellvue Wa
PeterThat will be great, I'm thinking of doing the same thing.M~ 
SoundSmith repair time
Call them, they don't do email very well. Let us know how this turns out.M~ 
VPI CLASSIC 3 PLATTER
Pledge multisurface cleaner, is what I was referring to. The stuff is great and reasonably priced.M~