VPI Cliffwood Turntable with AudioShield AS300 Dust Cover Preview

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The Cliffwood is the newest “entry level high end” turntable from longtime audiophile turntable specialist VPI.

AudioShield is VPI’s recommended aftermarket dust cover partner, and the AS300 was recommended to me for the Cliffwood.

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VPI assembles the Cliffwood turntable ($1200 as tested with AudioShield AS300 dust cover) themselves in the USA. Most of the Cliffwood’s component parts are also American. The motor is from Mexico. VPI named this turntable after their hometown, Cliffwood, NJ. AudioShield advertises the AS300 dustcover as “100% made in the United States of America.”

The VPI Cliffwood turntable has a machined aluminum platter. The Cliffwood’s 9″ machined aluminum gimbal tonearm comes pre-mounted with a VPI/Grado Green moving iron cartridge. Its plinth is vinyl-clad MDF. Other included accessories are a turntable mat and spare belt.

The AudioShield AS300 dust cover is made of thick, clear acrylic that appears to be of high quality. The AS300 fits completely over the turntable and rests on your shelf rather than the turntable plinth. It has three notches: one in the back for cables, and two on the sides for handholds.

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I’m looking forward to spinning the black (and red, and blue, and clear) circles on the VPI Cliffwood turntable, and reporting back to you!

See the complete review for the VPI Cliffwood Turntable with AudioShield AS300 Tabletop Dust Cover.

Jay Haider

Jay is an attorney by day, and a musical omnivore by night. Jay seeks out multichannel recordings, with or without video accompaniment. He also enjoys 2-channel music on digital and vinyl, as well as TV and the odd flick. Jay picked up his love of music from his mother, who was cool enough to go to Woodstock…but square enough to actually buy a ticket for it. Jay approaches audio and home theater from a music-first perspective. His main interest audio-wise is gear that pushes the boundaries of realism in the home, especially speakers and room correction systems. However, he is also very interested in products that expand the possibilities for music lovers on modest budgets, and gear designed to provide a well-balanced sound in spaces where a full-bore audio system is impracticable. Jay has a special interest in correlating subjective impressions of speakers and room correction systems with acoustic measurements. A Washington DC native and die-hard Washington football fan, Jay lives in Atlanta (ITP) with his wife, daughter, and their two ferocious mini-lions.