Named after the city that has served as VPI's manufacturing base for three decades, the Cliffwood turntable exists as both a tribute to made-in-the-USA superiority and proof entry-level high-end analog is still done best without any inferior outsourcing. True to VPI's storied heritage and simplified to strictly focus on sonics, the plug-and-play Cliffwood exudes value and plays vinyl LPs with engaging, dynamic sound. It comes complete with a pre-mounted phono cartridge, which complements a nine-inch gimbaled tonearm with a lateral bearing, damped machined-aluminum armtube, and pure copper wiring.