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VPI Launches "The Nomad" Complete Headphone-Friendly Turntable System (Corrected Copy)
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 10, 2013
VPI Industries today announced "The Nomad" a $995 "all in one" system consisting of a turntable that borrows the Traveler's plinth and platter assembly and includes a new less costly 10" aluminum gimbaled tonearm as well as a custom phono preamplifier and headphone amplifier.

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VPI Launches $900 Cliffwood Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 30, 2017
VPI Industries announced on June 29th the new $900 Cliffwood turntable, named for the New Jersey town in which VPI has been headquartered for the past 30 years.

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VPI Launches New Prime Scout Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 08, 2017
VPI recently launched a new Prime Scout turntable that refines the original Scout 'table, which has been in production for many years.

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VTL Introduces New 2.5i All-Tube Preamp With Optional Phono Stage
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2016
Vacuum Tube Logic (VTL) introduced at CES 2016 the new 2.5i preamplifier. Priced at $3000, the all-tube design is far less costly than the TL 5.5 but, according to VTL's Luke Manley, the new preamp gives up very little in terms of sound quality and features.

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Waxrax 45A Is Luxury You Can Afford
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 25, 2015
Waxrax CNC machines from solid aluminum this easy to grip 45rpm adapter.

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Analog Gear NewsMunich 2025
Wilson Benesch Graviton Ti Tonearm
Mike Mettler  |  May 20, 2025

Presenting another piece of cool gear seen at High End Munich 2025, before we begin sharing all the deep-dive show reports from our fellow editors who were at the big show — namely, the Wilson Benesch Graviton Ti tonearm, which “evolved” (their word) from the version of the arm originally integrated into their flagship GMT One System turntable and seen here on the Dohmann Helix One Mk3 turntable. . .

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With the Xtension 9 Evolution, Pro-Ject Invites You to Design Your Own Turntable
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 02, 2024

Ever want to build your own turntable, piece by piece? Well, Pro-Ject is letting you do just that with their new Xtension 9 Evolution table. Read on to see just how you can do it by customizing key turntable elements such as tonearm, cartridge, phono preamp, power supply, cabling, and finish, as you see fit. . .

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Wrensilva Record Console Collection
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 25, 2024

Continuing with this week’s retro-gear vibe, we now turn to Wrensilva, a San Diego-based company who are debuting two new entries into their Record Console Collection — the M1 and The Standard. Read on to see all the specs and features, plus what three hand-curated Blue Note LPs come with each console. . .

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XACT Immotus CRX & CL Anti-Vibration Footers
Mike Mettler  |  Feb 05, 2025

When I say footfalls, you say. . .? Yeah, we can’t post that kind of response here — but anyway, how many times have incessant footfalls and other maddening, gear-internal, vibration-incurring incidents interrupted a few too many listening sessions of our favorite LPs? One way to combat those aural irritations is by deploying anti-vibration footers, and noted Polish manufacturer XACT have just introduced their oh-so-perfectly named Immotus series to help with exactly that issue. Read on to see all the features and specs for the XACT Immotus CRX and CL footers. . .

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Zesto Audio Introduces Andros Téssera Reference Phono Stage
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 16, 2021
Zesto Audio recently announced this new super-deluxe Andros Téssera phono stage, which features a new 100% tube analog circuit design featuring "optimized" components and a wide variety of performance and convenience upgrades from its previous reference phono preamp.

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Zorin Audio TP-S5 Turntable
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 02, 2024

While it is indeed Labor Day, we here at AP have decided to recast the day under the “Labor of Love” banner so that we can take a look at some of the analog offerings from companies we didn’t get to spend much time with back at High End Munich 2024. One of those companies is Taiwanese manufacturer Zorin Audio, known for their fine lines of turntables, tonearms, and ION-generator static eliminators. Today, we’ve decided to zero in on their TP-S5 turntable. Whether you’re still laboring or totally relaxing today, read on to see specs and features of the updated TP-S5. . .

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