I have a copy of a PDF document entitled "Esoteric Transport Comparison", downloaded from Esoteric's website.
I also have a Scarlatti transport.
My view is that the Scarlatti has the VRDS VMK-1.1 transport.
The Absolute Sound was wrong to assert that Scarlatti has Esoteric's "top-of-the-line" VRDS. That is the VMK-0. It is reserved for the P-01 transport (as Audiofeil has said).
However the VMK-1.1 (also used in the PO-3, X-01D2 and UX-1Pi) is no slouch, and its engineering is miles ahead of any other transport bar the VMK-0. It has the same 20 mm solid steel bridge, well-sized bearings (ceramic rather than steel) and is in the same range of solidity to the VMK-0, without being quite as hefty.
The lower VMK-5 is a noticeably less extreme construction.
Until someone who actually knows (ie works for dCS or has seen inside the Scarlatti) cares to comment, that should be the last word.
I also have a Scarlatti transport.
My view is that the Scarlatti has the VRDS VMK-1.1 transport.
The Absolute Sound was wrong to assert that Scarlatti has Esoteric's "top-of-the-line" VRDS. That is the VMK-0. It is reserved for the P-01 transport (as Audiofeil has said).
However the VMK-1.1 (also used in the PO-3, X-01D2 and UX-1Pi) is no slouch, and its engineering is miles ahead of any other transport bar the VMK-0. It has the same 20 mm solid steel bridge, well-sized bearings (ceramic rather than steel) and is in the same range of solidity to the VMK-0, without being quite as hefty.
The lower VMK-5 is a noticeably less extreme construction.
Until someone who actually knows (ie works for dCS or has seen inside the Scarlatti) cares to comment, that should be the last word.