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Upgrade from Scoutmaster?

Hello. I started with a VPI Scout as my first table back into vinyl and have since upgraded to a Scoutmaster with the periphery ring and weight as well as the signature arm. I'm using a Xono phono stage and a Ortofon Jubilee cart at the moment. All of this is sitting on the top of an Arcici Suspense rack.

I've had this for a couple of years and am thinking about upgrading. I like my table but am wondering if there's just more of everything to be had or if I'm at the point of diminishing returns? If I were to upgrade I'd like to keep it to no more than the 5 or 6K range for table and arm.

My full system is posted.

If anyone has had a scoutmaster and done an upgrade in that range and had a WOW! experience I'd love to hear about it. If you tell me that any improvements are going to be incremental I might just resist the upgrade bug, (but it'll be tough). Thanks in advance.

Bryan
bhoage
dgarretson
2,608 posts
 
You're premature in swapping out the Scout before resolving the problems of the sprung floors & the tall multishelf rack by putting the TT on a proper footing. A few $ spent to improve the platform will take the Scout to a much higher level & position you for any future TT upgrade.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1181971670&openmine&zzDgarretson&4&5#Dgarretson

Love those Merlins & ARS amp.
dean_fuller
44 posts
 
Yes...I would agree that treating the room will give you that WOW your looking for.

BTW....the small light on the TT....what is that? I have been looking for a small low profile light for mine and that looks perfect.

Nice system.
bhoage OP
112 posts
 
Thanks for the response guys. While I'd love to follow your advice, that room in the photo is actually the corner of our living room and while my wife is understanding, I know that treatments are out of the question. One day I'd like a house with a dedicated room but for now that's the compromise, (and I'm OK with that). Anyway, that helps me contain my upgrade desires for now I suppose. I might stick to a VPI SDS or something smaller and save any big upgrade aspirations for when I have a room to fully appreciate it in. Thanks again for the input.

Dean_fuller, thanks for the compliment on the system and the small light is just a simple battery powered reading light that I've clipped to one of the interconnects coming out the back of the turntable. Works like a charm, cheap batteries last and, (for those who are wondering), no impact on sound.
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