Seeking advice on possible VPI turntable upgrade


Hello All,

Please forgive the length of this post; I hope you bear with me and read through.

Looking for advice from experienced VPI users please. I have a Scoutmaster that was my late father’s turntable. I have made numerous modifications and upgrades to it (please see below) and use it in my main system. I now have the opportunity to purchase a VPI TNT-HRX (with stick 12” arm) from an acquaintance. I had been considering saving up for the Direct Drive or other “uber table.” If I get another table, the Scoutmaster would love to my secondary rig, which still is good and gets a decent amount of use.

I do love the the sound of my modified Scoutmaster, and it’s addictive—a joy to use. I have to force myself to stop listening in the evenings so I can get some sleep!

Here are the modifications I’ve made:

1) 2” thick Terrastone platform from EdenSound for table

2. Separate Terrastone platform for motor

3. Large Terracone footers for turntable

4. Brass damping weights for chassis and motor

5. Upgrades capacitor for motor

6. ADS and SDS motor controllers

7. Stillpoints LPI record weight

8. VPI periphery ring clamp

9. 2 custom metal VPI 9” tonearms (“Classic type”) and one 9” 3D arm in addition to stock JMW9 arm, all with different cartridges (Proteus, Paua, Purpleheart, Zephyr Mk II)

10. Transparent Reference MM2 phono cables

11. Herron VTPH2A and Musical Fidelity NuVista Vinyl phono stages.


So, after  doing some reading and research, it seems that the options are: 

1)  do nothing now and  save my money for an uber table 
2)  buy the TNTHRX table now; I would need to buy a new platform for its larger footprint; then probably upgrade the arm to a 3-D or Fatboy  arm
3)  buy the dual motor fly wheel assembly for my scoutmaster now, and then possibly still get an uber table at some later point. 

 All constructive advice is welcome. My apologies again for the lengthy post and thanks in advance. 
arsh
When I went from a Superscoutmaster to a rim drive HRX, the upgrade made a substantial difference in all aspects
You probably know every inch of the nice old table and know what to tweak if it sounds a little off. You also stated "I have to force myself to stop listening in the evenings so I can get some sleep!" that tells me you really love your current setup. Like wlutke stated, there's always a tradeoff, somethings we enjoy, others we miss. Other than aesthetics, sounds like you have a gem with history.
Thanks for your responses guys. I really appreciate your perspectives. Would love to hear more from those who may have personal experience with these ‘tables. Would be nice if I could have you guys actually listen to my setup! 
I own a VPI Super Prime Scout sold by upscale audio. I have two arms, aluminum with a Ortofon Cadenzo Mono & JMW 3D with a Ortofon 2m Black. Very easy to set up and plays like a dream!