Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster

Sonofjim-
I THINK I’ve got that handled. I made two sets of jumpers that I will be hooking up to a stereo pair of VSA subs’ speaker level out. I can roll off everything below 40-200 Hz. depending on what I set it to. The track I’ll be playing is a pure 1000hz tone off a test record. The noise from the TT should be rolled off the signal going to the two voltmeters I have on order. I ordered these because they have settings for low voltage AC. The not-so-optimized voltmeter I have now showed me that my azimuth is off by about 5% or so. I am hoping this will work well. I got the idea from Fremers TT set up DVD. I’ll post results later.
After I get the azimuth correct I’ll most likely get a Mint LP protractor.

My voltmeters (Mastech DT9205 from Amazon) came Tuesday. They were easy to use, and the process was pretty straightforward. I got the general idea from the Michael Fremer's Practical Guide to Turntable Set-up DVD. It took me 1 1/2 to 2 hours to get the Azimuth "just right". I think it would take less time the next time now that I have a little more understanding of the finer details. The cross-talk was reduced and the imaging seems much more precise. I am very happy with the results.
I am still working to set optimum VTA and cartridge loading.

Dmccombs
I got my cartridge loading set to 76.31 (switches 4,6,8 on) after days of evaluation, and many adjustments. This loading made me want to dance naked in the street. I reframed, but shouted out with utter joy more than once. I have NEVER heard my TT sound anywhere close to this fidelity. Between the Airy III, the loading, and the tweaking, the sound is REALLY moving!