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VPI Scoutmaster static

I´ve been having problems with static (seem to turn into loud static shocks - only in one channel - when touching anything metallic on my TT; CD player work fine, so it shouldn´t be the speakers or amp) with my VPI Scoutmaster for weeks now, but have not figured out what it really causes and what could I do about it. Bought today zerostat 3 (will arrive in couple of days I hope), I cleaned my TT platter with the help of clearaudio anti static liquid (and also surroundings of my TT), grounded the cable to preamp earth. is there´s anything else I could do? i suppose it´s the best place to ask for advice.

my vinyl system is VPI Scoutmaster (TNT feet, periphery ring and HRX center), Graham Slee Reflex Gold preamp, Sumiko Blackbird (Harmonic Tech and AU24 cables + Audio Analogue integrated amp + Dynaudio Audience 72 speakers) and all sitting on a solid oak rack (on linoleum floor).

Apologies for my English (I´m no native speaker) and if it sounds stupid, i´m just out of ideas and advice is much appreciated.
waltwalden
waltwalden OP
17 posts
 
Thanks a lot for a very detailed instruction, will definitely try and will post the result for future generation / archives. Suggestions are much appreciated.
bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
Walt I forgot to mention:
You should loosely spiral wrap the additional ground wire by wrapping it around the tonearm cable pair for the full length. Fairly widely spaced coils perhaps 1.5" to 2" apart. Then attach to the ground post. This should help to prevent ground loop hum pickup.
ptmconsulting
1,000 posts
 
Funny, I never thought of doing this ground wire spiral until I received the tonearm cable that came with my moerch tonearm. That's exactly what they do.

Bob
rudolffzigray
31 posts
 
I have owned many tables and the new VIPs’ with the clear acrylic platters where the absolute worse when it comes to static issues. I am not sure why that is. I am not a fan of the Acrylic platters VPI are using. I also still have an Aries 1 with the older platters that are heavy and produce or react very little to static. I had a horrible time with my scout master w/ jmw 9 arm and I sold it. I preferred the Aries over it. I also preferred the Jmw 10 arm as well. Again I have owned both these tables for quite sometime. I no longer use either. But I feel the earlier version aries which came stock with essentially what VPI is now calling a super platter is one of the best buys in analogue today. For the money they are tough to beat.
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