VPI Player
High-end turntables · 2020–present In production
£1,500 UK RRP
The New Jersey brand's most accessible deck: a built-in headphone amp and phono stage on a genuine VPI platform with a fitted cartridge.
VPI's turnkey answer to the plug-and-play audiophile deck.
Checked against the manufacturer’s site: 2026-07
Who it suits
Best suited to: an established system where the amp, speakers and room can resolve what this deck retrieves from the groove. Less ideal for: a first turntable — the same budget goes much further spent on mid-range separates first.
Compatibility and setup
- Manual operation: you cue and lift the tonearm by hand at the start and end of each side — there’s no auto-return or auto-lift.
Good to know
- Has a built-in phono stage, so it can feed a normal line input on an amplifier or powered speakers without a separate phono box.
Specifications
| Drive | belt drive |
|---|---|
| Speeds | 33/45 rpm |
| Operation | manual |
| Cartridge included | Ortofon 2M Red (fitted) |
| Built-in phono stage | Yes |
| USB output | No |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Platter | aluminium |
| Tonearm | VPI gimbal |
| Dimensions | Footprint 16" x 11"; overall 19" x 14" x 6" (W x D x H) |
| Weight | 5.85 kg |
| Warranty | 3 years via VPI's official warranty PDF (effective 1 Jul 2022), which groups 'The Cliffwood and Player' together at a 3-year term — not the 1-year figure some third-party sources report. |
| Years | 2020–present |
How it sits in the catalogue
Its belt-drive mechanism is the majority choice in the database (130 of 159). A built-in phono stage puts it with the 45% of current decks that plug straight into any amp or powered speaker. On price it sits toward the affordable end of its category — 7% of priced high-end decks cost less.
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