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Upgrading a Scout II, Best bang for the buck??

Hi all

I have this TT for a couple of months now and was wondering what I could do to improve it. This is my first TT in many years so I don't have much experience with TT's and I really don't have anything to compare it too.

A little bit about my rig, I am using a NOS Shure V15 XMR, a phonomena II phono stage, a Linkwitz Orion 3 speaker system and matching Thor subs.

I have aligned the cart with a Mint protractor and its sounds very good as compared to my Sony XA5400ES cd player.

I was thinking maybe a VPI ring and center weight, possibly a better stand and maybe a 2" thick peice of granite to place the scout on.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
Frank
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Showing 5 responses by bsme85

bsme85
151 posts
 
According to VPI, the VPI Periphery Outer Ring Clamp doesn't fit the Scout.
bsme85
151 posts
 
Upgrading the platter would cost around $700, I believe.
bsme85
151 posts
 
A high output MC cartridge such as the Dynavector DV 20XH will result in best bang for buck improvemnet, IMO.
bsme85
151 posts
 
We're looking at $700 for the platter upgrade, $700 for the vpi outer ring, and $150 for the vpi center weight--that's a costly overall upgrade, which is why I recommended the most cost effective upgrade would be to replace the cartridge.
bsme85
151 posts
 
No question a platter upgrade should be considered.
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