VPI - Scout II w/JMW-9T

What do you do with one of the most popular, best sounding tables, to make it better? Take the 12" platter from the CLASSIC and adapt it to the Scout.

The Scout II carries the basic idea of the Scout to a higher and more user friendly level. A new 12" diameter cast aluminum platter similar to the "CLASSIC TURNTABLE" platter but 1 3/8" in thickness will be part of the Scout II design improvements.

The arm on the Scout is excellent but is limited to higher compliance moving coils (above 12) or moving iron and moving magnet cartridges of higher compliance. The Scout II has a new higher mass tapered tonearm based on the very successful 12.7 arm, reduced in length but still having the full machined tapered arm tube and internal Delrin damping. This new JMW-9T is a better match for all moving coil cartridges. The new arm has higher mass, greater damping, and works well with cartridges like the Shelter, Denon, and Grado.

The Scout II will not replace the Scout, it will be in addition to it for those wanting the more massive arm and higher inertia platter and what they can bring to the table. The new arm and platter raises the price of the Scout and ScoutMaster by a reasonable amount considering the greater cost of manufacturing and better result.