Mount Up to Three Tonearms of Any Length and Make, and Experience Premier Direct-Drive Technology: U.S.A.-Made Avenger Direct Plays with Reference Sound and Accuacy, Features On-the-Fly VTA

Easy on your back to move about, and easy in terms of placement thanks to its compact, table-top size, the VPI Avenger Direct direct-drive turntable merges American-made craftsmanship and advances the technology forged in the company's HW-40 model. You can fine tune VTA on the fly for spot-on results, thereby allowing Avenger to extract every last bit of information from you prized LPs. 

Equipped with premier isolation taken from the company's Titan rig as well as Pneumatic Air Suspension feet, the 60-pound Avenger Direct comes with VPI's popular Periphery Outer Ring Clamp ($1,300 value) and HRX stainless-steel center weight ($195 value). Both team up to keep your records pressed firmly to the 25-pound platter. that itself is coupled to the direct drive system. Playing with unwavering speed accuracy and torque, Avenger delivers clarity and weight in a way only the world’s finest can. Every reviewer lucky enough to hear this masterpiece agrees that the sound it reproduces will blow you away. 

Looking to the tonearm, VPI's gimbaled Fatboy is a work of industrial art, and the ideal platform for your favorite phono cartridge. If you need an upgrade to go with your Avenger, our staff is at your disposal to suggest a cartridge. Also: Fatboy is wired internally with reference Nordost wire for yet another touch of analog excellence. If that’s not enough, Avenger Direct invites you to mount up to two additional tonearms of any length from any manufacturer, allowing the use of multiple cartridges for different applications. Maybe a mono cartridge is in your future?

Housed in machined vented casing, this direct-drive champion is ready to spin at the start of a button. Built on an individual basis, Avenger Direct is also a special order item. Call us for more info or get your order in now so you can count down the days until it arrives at your door. Your record collection will thank you.

"I don't know what deed this Avenger is meant to avenge, but its place in the pantheon of great turntables is secure." 
—Ken Micallef, Stereophile, Class A

"The Avenger Direct brings music to life in a very natural and coloration-free manner. And when you have something with a lot of soundstaging on offer, the performance stops you in your tracks." 
—Alan Sircom, Hi-Fi+