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Originally Posted by audio bill
Read it hasn't been set but is expected to be in the ~$100K to 120K range.
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I believe that price estimate includes at least the 14" arm, controller box, phono stage, and that massive stand with open slot for an extra component (e.g. preamp) - maybe cartridge(s) too. Everyone's going to want to hear a "table-only" price, which they may or may not do, but knowing VPI you can probably expect them to release a much more reasonably priced stand-alone model based on the new drive tech and similar table form, in a year or so (remember them going from the $30K Classic Direct to the nicer looking $15K 40th Anniversary model a few years later). I think they'd be shocked to sell more than 2 of these reference packages, but who knows.
It goes without saying that $120K gives you so many other AMAZING options for table/rack/phono stage, in so many endless combinations (e.g. start with $20K into a beautiful HRS or CMS rack with constrained-layer damping).