VPI - JMW 12.7 Tapered 12 inch Tonearm

THE RADICALLY NEW JMW-12.7 TONEARM

Many audio companies are introducing 12-inch tonearms. They're 10 years too late! VPI has a decade of experience designing and building 12-inch arms, and they know exactly what makes them work. Now, VPI has incorporated all of its knowledge of tonearm construction and produced a state-of-the-art design. The 12.7 is the end result of a search for a tonearm that thoroughly and successfully meets the following criteria:

1. A machined tapered arm tube for minimum standing waves in the arm wand and maximum rigidity with low mass.
2. Fully adjustable in all parameters to optimize results from any cartridge.
3. Totally rigid mounting system that literally becomes part of the turntable chassis.
4. Universal cartridge compatibility with stylus resonance in the 9 to 11 Hz range.
5. The best Nordost Valhalla wire (comes as standard).
6. The choice of either XLR or RCA outputs.
7. Adjustable fluid damping for optimal cartridge compatibility.

Once these criteria were met, VPI voiced the arm to be as neutral as possible with vanishingly low tracking distortion and the speed and agility expected in a tonearm of this caliber. Made from the finest materials, finished in a beautiful satin aluminum and hand-built for quality and consistency, the JMW-12.7 will be your last tonearm. And as are all VPI products, the 12.7 is made in the USA.