Spacedeck Vs. Scoutmaster

You can upgrade from Scout to Scoutmaster, but not from the Scoutmaster to the Super Scoutmaster do to a smaller non motor housed plinth design. Having spoken with VPI recently they are not offering any upgrades into the Super. You can however buy it without the SDS, Ring clamp, & Center weight should you have already purchased these items for your Scoutmaster. That takes the $5000.00 MFRP, down to about $3350, & you would sell the Scoutmaster yourself.

I really wish Harry had called the Super the "BEASTMASTER" instead of SSM.

What's next the Super Duper Scout Master???
Maybe Super Trooper Scout Master, has a better ring to it???

If you are looking for a slightly different flavour, then you could consider doing this, but IMO it's not an upgrade. I honestly prefer the sound of the Spacedeck by a wee bit. This one is likely a "my ears, your ears" standoff.

I say keep the Spacedeck until you are ready to move farther up - like to a TNT5 or 6, or farther up the Nottingham line.

Ozzy,
It's a really good question.
I have a Spacedeck, and heard my friend(Slipknot1)'s Scoutmaster, but not in the same system. Given the big differences in the two rigs, I sure can't say for sure. My gut tells me that it's a lateral move because the two both pass thru a pretty true signal that results in a sound that reflects the downstream components.
For example, The Scoutmaster w/Aragon mono, Supratek pre & Maggie3.6s has tons of jump, moves lots of air and is very seamless across the frequency range. You could say, "Well that's what Maggies do", but they just usually don't do it quite this well. IMHO, the Spacedeck at home brings out characteristics often associated w/the sound of my other gear(e.g. 3D images via Merlins&OTL), so it's tough to say. If we ever get the two side-by-side, we'll be sure to post up...Regards,
Spencer