VPI - ARIES 3 TURNTABLE NO ARM
VPI must have left an original Aries and an HR-X Reference Table in a room alone overnight!
The new VPI Aries 3 is the ultimate revision of the Aries! The chassis has been modeled after the Triple-Plinth Design of the HR-X and it’s absolutely gorgeous! With two layers of 5/8” Acrylic and a 5/8” thick layer of aluminum, the Aires 3 is dead quiet and completely inert. The platter and bearing are sourced form the HR-X as well. The table has complete control over the bottom end, a very liquid mid-band and an extremely extended top-end. This is a statement table by any measurement!
Take the Aries 3 to the Next Level! Add on a VPI SDS for dead-on accurate speed stability, the VPI Outer Ring Clamp and the HR-X Stainless Steel Center Weight will keep every LP you play perfectly flat on the platter.
The 1.75' thick platter is comprised of clear or black acrylic and incorporates an inverted bearing similar to that used in the HR-X. The bearing shaft is 60 Rockwell hardness, ground and polished, and the platter rotates on a Teflon/Delrin composite thrust plate for Ultra Low Noise.
The solid black aluminum motor assembly weighs in at 10 pounds and contains a low noise, 300-RPM Synchronous Motor with Delrin motor pulley. This is a very low noise system as the fundamental resonance of the motor is at 5 Hertz. Well below the audibility of any phono cartridge.
For improved stability and damping, the Aries 3 chassis is made from a sandwich of 2 layers or 5/8” polished black acrylic top and bottom with a 5/8” thick aluminum center section, exactly like the HR-X chassis design. This makes for a very inert, dead quiet, and extremely stable platform for the platter and tonearm to sit on. The plinth is supported by four aluminum cones, the bottoms of which are composed of hardened steel balls. The cone suspension when applied to the laminated HR-X type chassis provides outstanding rigidity and a wealth of information from the record grooves. They are adjustable for leveling.
