Equipment => Turntables => Topic started by: BSD2000 on December 21, 2013, 11:30:41 AM
Title: New all-in-one turntable from VPI introduced - $995 Nomad
Post by: BSD2000 on December 21, 2013, 11:30:41 AM
(http://www.vinylaudio.net/photos/vpi_nomad2.jpg)
VPI's all-in-one Nomad turntable features a Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, a 10 inch tonearm, 20 pound platter and plinth assembly, a built-in phono preamplifier with an integrated headphone amplifier and a pair of Grado headphones.
With vinyl selling at its highest levels in decades, turntable manufacturers have recognized younger consumers are a major force driving analog audio’s renaissance.
Title: Re: New all-in-one turntable from VPI introduced - $995 Nomad
Post by: shadowlord on December 21, 2013, 02:55:33 PM
while it looks like a nice all in one package, i find it a bit expensive for the target audience.
Title: Re: New all-in-one turntable from VPI introduced - $995 Nomad
Post by: BSD2000 on December 21, 2013, 04:25:30 PM
I agree. I think the target price should be more like $499 ~ $599. It's an interesting concept, but I don't think they'll sell many with a MSRP of $995.
Title: Re: New all-in-one turntable from VPI introduced - $995 Nomad
Post by: lshin80 on December 23, 2013, 06:58:00 AM
Quality is expensive. You can't have a decent quality turntable for less than $500. Considering it has a cartridge, a built in phono preamp, a headphones amplifier, and even Grado headphones, the price looks reasonable to me (assuming the overall quality is good, of course).
Teenagers need to understand what quality is, and what its price is. I'd save on something else, like a smartphone and a tablet, if I was a teenager who wants to get into vinyl.