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Systemdek IIX and a vpi scout

How will these compare in terms of sound? Should I keep my systemdek or will the scout be more musical? I dont mind things being on the slightly warm "glowing" side of neutral so ultra neutrality that is cool, sterile or clinical is not my preference, neither is wooly warm where I want to go either. Please indicate in your answer what kind of sound you prefer and what tables you've heard so i can know what kind of listener you are. What will the gains trade offs be? I'm not really into hifi as much as getting back to the music. That is I dont believe expensive equipment is the only way to get you "there." Thanks...vertigo.
vertigo
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
kind of a sideways move at best.....the audio note tt1 or tt2 would be a step up, but even then, not a big step. you are looking at 3 to 4k to hear an overall improvement if you buy a new table. nottingham, origin, well tempered, thorens(td 350 only),basis, rega, roksan(xerxes only).........these, plus others, can be found for less used of course. if your systemdek has been trouble free, i would be inclined to upgrade the cartridge a bit, and live with it.
vertigo OP
130 posts
 
Great! Very interesting response. In my mind i would have guessed the scout would be a significant jump. I was told a goldring 1042 would be a good combo, any other thoughts on what a good combo would be? Always also been curious about adding a rega arm to my systemdek. Anyone else want to chime in on the original question or any other question? Anyone disagree?
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
the goldring is a good combo with the systemdek. your arm would certainly be as good as a rega rb250, so upgrading arms might be a waste unless you find a great used deal.
ossorosso
23 posts
 
Hey Jaybo,
So you feel the Profile arm is equal to a RB250? I was thinking of going the Rega arm route. The Profile on my 'dek is a 'J' arm having a slight curve toward the headshell. Do you know much about this arm and how do you feel it's equal to an RB250?

Thanks,
Jerry
douger
104 posts
 
I have a IIX with the curved arm. I replaced it with my RB-250
and found it better, but then bought my Nott Interspace and put the Rega on it. For a period I found myself fighting a broken headshell lead so used the IIX. The Profile arm only suffers from an unstable counterweight mounting arrangement,
causing weak flabby bass. After experimenting with handi-tak, hot glue, lead tape, etc I took a leap of faith and JB-welded the cw stub to the arm. It works beautifully, no more flabby bass and everything else is fine for me. The stub is plastic
and I could not see a way to sub with a metal part. Do this at your own risk...
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