UP FOR BID. VPI Classic 1 belt drive turntable, solid walnut color, c/w JMW-10.5i Special Edition Tonearm and Ortofon 2M Black. 30 hours use.  ASKING $3,000.   MAKE A BID! This very lightly used (30 hours) VPI Classic 1 is highly respected as an exceptional sounding turntable, and  is in  the rare solid walnut. Comes with all original packaging, includes: VPI lifter oil, VPI  adjustment tool, VPI premium Isolation feet, mounted cartridge and other items listed below.  This turntable from our recording studio.  Seen  very little use, was  stored in enclosed console.   See the attached pictures.  Immaculate as you can see, works perfectly. Great audible and visual treasure for the winner! The Classic has been the best-selling turntable VPI has ever made . The cartridge if sold alone is $695.00. (new). The tone arm alone is $1,295 (used). So the asking  price for the complete unit is very reasonable. Make an offer!Cared for in professional and non smoking environment, serial number 2572, purchased October 2018. Who will be the proud owner of this very well maintained turntable?As to Shipping: Cost to ship this item within the contiguous United States is a flat rate of $120 to be added. This includes packaging and insurance. For all other locations including Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alaska, please request a quote prior to purchase. Unit will be double boxed.To the turntable: VPI has been known as a manufacturer of fine turntables since before the height of the turntable revolution. Recognized as a true standard, the Classic 1 Turntable is the perfect example of the philosophy and genius of VPI.  Quoting Harry Weisfeld founder and the brains behind the Classic 1:  “I used a short belt for minimum flex, motor and platter and arm locked together on the same plinth for great detail and no random motion, and a powerful motor to keep the heavy platter spinning no matter what happens in the groove.  All attached to a 60 pound mass that sinks the vibration.  As long as they move together there is no random motion, which leads to amazing clarity and speed control.”The unit comes with the factory installed  unpivot JMW-10.5i  Special Edition in rigid mount mode tonearm, with an  Ortofon Black 2M cartridge.  For connections, it uses  VPI’s  pure copper wire option and  with a  walnut finish solid plinth.   As to benefits: Features a solid mounted AC synchronous motor, cast aluminum platter, silent inverted bearing, and  with the factory supplied isolation feet derived from the HR-X. Added also extra mat. (see below)., Included with the unit:Original packagingOriginal manualTone arm Lift lubrication oilAlignment toolPower SupplyScrew-down VPI record clamp/center weightOroton 2M cartridge professionally installedZavfino reversible anti-static non marking mat for platter: One side consists of high density cork and the reverse side consists of non marking EVA foam.VPI standard rubber mat THE SPECIFICATIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER: Turntable Features;Special Edition JMW-10.5i SE tonearm – By giving up “VTA on the fly” adjustments, you get most of the sound of the highly reviewedJMW-10.5i tonearm. Cast aluminum high inertia platter with precision inverted bearing.Speed stability on par with a master tape – Due to the rigid mounting of motor – platter – tonearm there isn’t any random motion to cause speed instabilities.Noise rejection allowing the “Classic Turntable” to sit on a wood shelf near four 15″ sub-woofers and having virtually no feedback.Lack of random motion between the motor – platter – tone arm gives the ultimate in low level resolution. Not only does this rigidity improve speed stability, it also allows the retrieval of low level information with the world’s great turntables and pushing against master tapes.Absolutely solid, non-resonating laminated one-piece chassis holding all components. This is not a wooden frame; it is a solid laminated2.5″ thick MDF block with 11 gauge steel attached to the top with silicone and long bolts through all the layers. The chassis weighs 30 pounds and is totally non-resonant. .....NO PLASTIC STRUCTURE AS IS WITH NEW IN BOX LIKE PRICED TURNTABLES.   A  GREAT  TURNTABLE AT THE RIGHT PRICE!Walnut wood veneer finish.RCA jack termination.Tonearm anti-skate.About the Tonearm, Details:Pivot to spindle: 258 mmEffective length: 273.42 mmOverhang: 15.42 mmOffset angle: 19.98 degreesAverage RMS distortion: 0.311%Arm tube critically damped internally with 1.7 pound foam.Premium Pure Copper Discovery wire used internally.Unpivot design with zero friction and zero bearing chatter.Dropped counterweight for tracking force and azimuth adjustment and low center of gravityHeight adjustable base for precise setting of VTA/SRASolid construction of the base assembly guarantees solid bass performanceAdjustable anti-skate controlling device Dimensions:20.75″ W x 15.75″ D x 10″ H (including tonearm wire loop).Total Weight: 45 poundsGOOD LUCK AND HOPE IT FINDS A DESERVING HOME AS IT IS PRISTINE! Ready to go!