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Next Upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster TT

My current analog setup consists of the following configuration:

VPI Scoutmaster TT
VPI SSM carbon-infused black Acrylic Platter
VPI JMW-9 Signature tonearm
VPI SDS Power Supply
VPI Center Weight
VPI Periphery Ring
Dynavector DV-20X Low MC Cartridge
Dynavector P-75 MK-II Phono Stage

I listen mostly to Jazz and Classical music and I'm very pleased with the overall sound of my analog setup.

If this was your analog setup, what would you upgrade for under $2000 US?
agiaccio
dgarretson
2,597 posts
 
Stanwal, I have been considering the .2 Audiopoints for a TNT motor & flywheel. Do the .2s have an adhesive back or a threaded stud? Do you use them with the cup bases, and if so, do you hear improvement with the bases?

A soft pad underneath an outboard motor may solve some problems while causing others. Any excessive compliance that allows the pulley to vibrate will alter belt geometry and adversely affect transient speed stability.
dgarretson
2,597 posts
 
I just finished implementing DIY stillpoints on the TNT motor. This is an improvement over the stock rubber feet. Each footer is a pyramid of five 1/4" ball bearings captured by the spring steel petals of a 5/8" chrome hole plug from Lowes. The vacated stud holes in the motor case locate each of four ball points. About $8 for the set.
sberger
146 posts
 
Stanwal,
Are these the ones you're referring to?:

http://www.starsoundtechnologies.com/15apthreaded.HTML
nolitan
865 posts
 
For about a $1000 i would put that rig under a Symnposium Ultra isolation stand. It makes a huge discernable different.
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