I am part of a wonderful audiophile society here and there is no better example of this month's meeting. VPI the makers of high-end turntables, was invited to come and show their wares. Normally the manufacturer does all the work but in this case, our local group and especially friend and member Gary Koh and Joe Pittman went all out, setting up a fantastic afternoon of listening and evaluating. Lots of gear and content including some "unobtanium" was brought over to make this meeting just a joy. Tons of work went into its organization for which I am super appreciative.
Here is the invite for the meeting:
Pacific Northwest Audio Society: Sat May 6th 2017 1:30 PM at our Mercer Island location.
Guest Speaker, Mat Weisfeld, President of VPI Industries will talk about VPI and demonstrate three tables
VPI Industries Inc. is a family owned high-end audio manufacturer that was started by Sheila and Harry Weisfeld, the founders of VPI 35 years ago. Still family owned, it is run by Harry and his son Mat. Since taking over the day-to-day management of the company, Mat has redesigned the VPI lineup and introduced the Prime table and 3D printed tonearms and other significant business additions like the Shinola and Mark Levinson tables. Should be an interesting meeting, don’t miss it.
Gary Koh and Joe Pittman will set-up three VPI tables. This demo will include three of VPI’s latest tables including the $2K Scout, $10K Avenger and $40K Vanquish. The 3D arms on the Avenger and Vanquish will have the new Dual Pivot bearing. We will also have three Genesis Phono preamps and sets of three identical LP’s so we can switch between each table in real time. A demo doesn’t get any better than this.
As an additional listening treat, Gary will play a real lacquer from his recent direct-to-disc recording of Anne Bisson’s new album, “Four Seasons in Jazz”, recorded at Bernie Grundman Mastering. This is true unobtainium.
Here is the invite for the meeting:
Pacific Northwest Audio Society: Sat May 6th 2017 1:30 PM at our Mercer Island location.
Guest Speaker, Mat Weisfeld, President of VPI Industries will talk about VPI and demonstrate three tables
VPI Industries Inc. is a family owned high-end audio manufacturer that was started by Sheila and Harry Weisfeld, the founders of VPI 35 years ago. Still family owned, it is run by Harry and his son Mat. Since taking over the day-to-day management of the company, Mat has redesigned the VPI lineup and introduced the Prime table and 3D printed tonearms and other significant business additions like the Shinola and Mark Levinson tables. Should be an interesting meeting, don’t miss it.
Gary Koh and Joe Pittman will set-up three VPI tables. This demo will include three of VPI’s latest tables including the $2K Scout, $10K Avenger and $40K Vanquish. The 3D arms on the Avenger and Vanquish will have the new Dual Pivot bearing. We will also have three Genesis Phono preamps and sets of three identical LP’s so we can switch between each table in real time. A demo doesn’t get any better than this.
As an additional listening treat, Gary will play a real lacquer from his recent direct-to-disc recording of Anne Bisson’s new album, “Four Seasons in Jazz”, recorded at Bernie Grundman Mastering. This is true unobtainium.