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Record after record reveals the same thing: The VPI Classic Direct is one of the world's finest turntables. If there is a flaw in its presentation, I am not able to expose it, no matter what kind of music is played...
—Jeff Dorgay, TONEAudio, Overall Product of the Year Award, December 2013
It's solid and quiet in a way I've never experienced, even compared to the mighty Continuum, the silly Onedof, and the massive Clearaudio. …The Classic Direct just has much more [pitch stability], and it's mated to a world-class tonearm to complete the package...
-Jeff Dorgay, TONEAudio, Overall Product of the Year Award, December 2013
The VPI combo of the Classic Direct Drive turntable and 12" tonearm consistently produced mesmerizing sound that combined the rock-solid musical drive craved by fans of idler-wheel drive with the quiet and nonmechanical tonal richness demanded by devotees of belt drive. Add to that exceptional transparency and retrieval of low-level detail; taut, deep, powerful bass; and a total lack of oblivious colorations, and you have $30,000 worth of sound. And then some...
—Michael Fremer, Stereophile, May 2014