I was also impressed by another forthcoming VPI product, which also marks their entry into the amplification field: VPI's 50Wpc 299D integrated amplifier ($4000), produced in cooperation with Steve Leung of VAS Audio. As some veteran hobbyists will know, the new amp, which includes a phono section, was inspired by the original H.H. Scott 299D, a sample of which Weisfeld bought for himself not long ago. (Steve Leung adds: "I have three of them!")