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The Prime Turntable was the first step in a new direction for VPI. Using best practices in efficiency and lean manufacturing, the Prime brought a high-performance product that punched way above its price point. The Prime featured the first of VPI turntables with a 3D Unpivot JMW tonearm as the standard production model.
The Prime Extended takes those original concepts but with upgraded HW-40 isolation feet as well as having the 3D-12 JMW as the standard tonearm.
The Prime Extended includes the following:
- JMW-12 3D Tonearm
- VTA Tower for VTA/SRA on the fly
- 12" Aluminum, 20lbs
- Outboard 300 RPM, 24 pole, AC Synchronous Motor
- HW-40 Isolation feet which offer improved isolation and better mechanical grounding
Technical Specifications
| Motor pulley | accuracy of +/- .0005" when leaving factory. |
|---|---|
| Wow and flutter | .05% |
| Speed Accuracy | .05% |
| Rumble | 85 dB down |
| Footprint | 19 1/2" x 13 3/4" |
| Overall Size | 21 3/8" x 15 3/4" |
| Total weight | 44 lbs |
The Tonearm
- Pivot to spindle: 300 mm
- Effective length: 313 mm
- Effective mass: 10.5g
- Overhang: 13 mm
- Offset angle: 17.37 degrees
- Average RMS distortion: 0.267%
- Internal wiring: VPI Copper Weave
- New design 3D-printed, one-piece body for the ultimate in resonance control.
- Adjustable side weights for finer azimuth settings.
- Offset stainless steel counterweight for stability
- Easy setting of VTA/SRA in thousandths of an inch, calibrated and repeatable
- Adjustable anti-skate.
Available Upgrades:
- Stainless Steel Outer Periphery Ring Clamp for the ultimate in record warp reduction
- Fatboy Tonearm (Gimbaled or Unipivot)
- Analog Drive System (ADS) for the utmost accuracy in motor speed and fine speed adjustments.
- Reference feet - Improves isolation and makes it even more quiet between the notes.
