VPI HW-40 Direct Drive Black Edition* (*NEW, SEALED)

Designing VPI's Next Generation Direct Drive Motor Technology

Experience the award-winning direct drive sound in a traditional, full-sized turntable design. The HW-40 Black features a high-torque three-phase BLDC motor, with each phase individually powered by its own internal Class D amplifier. Combining cutting-edge technology with classic design, the HW-40 is a high-mass turntable engineered for ultimate stability and performance.

The HW-40 Black offers the flexibility to be paired with either a VPI Unipivot or Gimbal tonearm, allowing users to tailor their setup for their preferred listening experience.

Integrated three phase BLDC Motor

Optimized motor housing with isolation

Stainless steel shaft spinning in an inverted phosphor bronze bushing

Precision-machined aluminum and dampened top-plate 

Highly damped, acrylic sides and aluminum combined frame

Machined aluminum feet with vibration-damping polymer core

Platter machined from solid aluminum with an MDF damping layer rotates on an inverted bearing

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VPI Fatboy Gimbal 12-3D

Bearing Type: Full Gimbal Bearing

Pivot to spindle: 300 mm

Internal Wire: Nordost Reference Wire

Effective length: 313.0 mm

Effective mass: 12.5g.

Overhang: 13mm

Offset angle: 17.37 degrees

Average RMS distortion: 0.267%

Material: 3D Technology Consisting of but not limited to Epoxy resin and Delrin materials, copper, aluminum, and steel 

Product Notes: Adjustable Drop Counterweight, Azimuth side weights, VTA, and Limo Connection.