VPI HW 19 3.5 w/REGA 300 vs. VPI Scout w/JMW 9 arm


I am considering one of the above tbales as an upgrade from a Music Hall 2.2.
The amp and pre-amp will be Conrad Johnson (still looking for phono - something like a Minimax).
Any insight would be greatly apprecited.
sancho22

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I will play devil's advocate and suggest that you buy the HW-19. It is a terrific table that I assume will cost you considerably less that the Scout. It can be upgraded with a MK4 platter, or TNT MK5 platter. Switch out the spring suspension for sorbothane or other type of less compliant suspension, and I believe it will beat the Scout in most ways. Additionally, it is as arm-friendly as any table ever made. Should you want some other arm (including linear trackers)in the future, it would probably be a better platform for it.