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Opinions Wanted on changing Turntable

I have one of the first generation of the Scout turntable. It's at least 10 years old. I am using it with a ZU/Denon moving coil cartridge and a Denon AU 320 SUT. My turntable also has the first generation of the JMW arm. I am thinking of buying a brand new Scout 2 fitted with and expertly set up with a Dynavector DV20XH High output moving coil.

I am definitely set on the choice of turntable and cartridge and my reason for keeping in the Scout line is because I have a very expensive Mapleshade platform that the Scout just fits on. I don't want the hassle of buying and waiting for another platform.

So, with all this being said, do you think it is an upgrade or lateral move? On the plus side, I will have a new turntable, properly set up with a cartridge I know mates well with the JMW arm and the sound which is great for my taste in music. I also like the idea of the aluminum platter and I already have the stainless clamp.

On the minus side, it's about 3,300.00 and will I be getting 3,300.00 in better sound that I have now? So, purchase or not?
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kiko65
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Boy, you must have had a very bad experience with Rega Vernneal. TTs are like cars; some like Mercedes, others BMW, others Lexus, others Audi.

To openly state that Regas are mid-fi compared to other brands demonstrate ignorance on your part.
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davide256
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You need to improve the physics of your turntable to make a major difference. Suspension turntables are where you should look if you want to make significant improvement (Linn, Sota, Goldmund, etc). Age of the turntable is irrelevant if its taken care off.
kiko65
279 posts
 
Why suspension TTs and not unsuspended with dedicated isolation platforms Davide256?
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davide256
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The turntable serves two major tasks. The easiest task is to turn the record at correct speed and do so introducing the least amount of vibration into the platter and arm assembly. The harder task, the one that makes the big difference if the above is done right, is isolating the platter and arm assembly from vibrations feeding from the surface the TT sits own. This is where huge sound differences can be heard between TT's for low bass, dynamics and micro detail for background instruments. The lazy answer is usually to make the TT heavy but all that does is act as a high pass filter... low frequency vibrations are still entering the TT assembly with little damping.
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davide256
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Kiko, if you use a separate suspension tuned to the mass of the TT, that should give you audible benefits. The limiting factor is the motor and in general its best for the platter and arm assembly to be suspended independent of the motor so that any motor vibration is filtered by the suspension.
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