Super Scoutmaster or Teres?

Edle,
Good advice, but they both have freestanding motors. ;-)

Readster,
What differences lead you to prefer the SS to the 245/255? Can you elaborate?

In long run, you can further improve the performance of the Tere by adding better motor, better platter or even built a bigger/heavy plinth loaded with sand.

Where as the VPI you can't do much. If you modify it, you might not sell it easily.

By the way, VPI is not a very good maker of turntable to start with.

Cheers.........

Edle,
Rather sweeping statement re: quality of VPI products. Would you care to elucidate, or, are just looking for a fight ala Raul? (I detect a similar grammatical structure in your posts)

...or lack of!

Just a reminder: not everyone has English as his or her first language, and there are many people posting to this board for whom this is the case. While we may disagree with each other over the CONTENT of our posts, let's please acknowledge that English is a very challenging for someone to learn as a second language.

Now, that aside...

Edle, I'm also curious about why you throw about such a statement about VPI. I think your sweeping statement is grossly unfair to Harry Weisfeld who has always worked very hard to deliver a very high cost-to-value product and who stands solidly behind his products. Additionally, during the "dark days" for the survival of LP as a medium, Harry was one of the staunch supporters of the superiority of vinyl, a stance for which I will always be grateful. So, if there is some rationale for your statement, I'd be interested in hearing you state your argument.
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