VPI Scoutmaster upgraded to a Super Scoutmaster?


Can the VPI Scoutmaster turntable be upgraded to a Super Scoutmaster? If so, what's involved in the upgrade and how much does it cost? Thanks
lornoah
You would be better off selling the one and buying the other. It will, probably, end up being cheaper.
I disagree with Narrod. I have the Scoutmaster (it retailed for $2,500) and added on an SDS unit(retails at $1000) and outer steel ring and steel clamp(retails at about $575.00 with trade in of delrin clamp.) Each upgrade improved the sound and the ring lets me hear a few LPs that were so warped that I had given up on them. The only thing left to do (if you want to do it) to attain full Super Scoutmaster status is get the better motor. That would cost about $1,100 plus a $200.00 fee charged by VPI for exchanging the chassis. In total, that would bring the upgrades to Super Scoutmaster to about $5,375 which is only about $200 more than it is selling for now. Selling the Scoutmaster would result in a loss of about $500 or more, and in my view serves no purpose.
by the time you have upgraded down the boyscout trail, you could have purchased several superior tables. the oracle delphi, well tempered, basis, thorens 850, the discontinued vpi hwIV, the list goes on and on......keep what you've got and spend the money on vinyl. the scout is a great deal, the scoutmaster, not so much so.