VPI Scout and Scoutmaster owners.

Nickakins and Slipknot,Thanks for the response.Im really looking forward to it...As things burn in ,please keep me informed...

Very good Dlwask,Looking forward to everyones input,many thanks...

I think Im going to hunt down a used cartridge to bank hours on the arm when I get it.Ill let it spin on an L.P.that I dont care for while Im doing other things around the house...Too bad there is no repeat mode on the VPI.I would think it would take 150 plus hours of break in time to really notice the sonic benefits.Anyway ,good listening and have a great Christmas!

Jamnperry,Well put...

Hi Gregory Earl and Jamnperry, No dought in my mind about the Valhalla wire.I just found out about the new arm and wire upgrades afew weeks ago and jumped right on the new arm.Even having your stock arm and junction box rewired for 200 bucks...to me,sounds like a stupid good upgrade...Good Listening

Thanks guys for your input...Yes ,mixing cable brands in a system can turn into real problems for you. Once my new sig. arm arrives and I log acouple of hundred hours on,I will see if that is enough burn in time or I may find out along the way that its only halfway...Once all is settled in I will check out Nordost new interconnects and speaker wire line. The Baldur, Heimdall ,Frey and Tyr...I will borrow the cables from a dealer to scrutinize in my system. Ether way I looking forward to it. It could very well turn into, time well wasted...But then again...

Hi all. My new arm arrived safe and sound to my dealer. Picked it up yesterday. I had the dealer install it for me. I thought that was best as I have ham roast size hands with thick fingers. Thursday was a busy day at the store so finally getting the arm installed took awhile. Once done we put it in one of their systems. My very first impression mirrors Slipknots first impressions...Alittle bright/forward and alittle cool, thats a trait that is consistant through out Nordost line of wires.Any comments that I have heard in the past about Nordost wires have been just that...They need further cooking. However, before the first side of the first L.P. was over,it was apparent to me there is a distinct difference between the standard V.P.I. 9 and the new Signature arm.I can easily hear the potential of this arm and wire.For damn sure,over time it will reveal what it can really do...Your going to have to be PATIENCE. This tiny signal running through this wire is going to take along,long time to burn it in. The 11th hour was just logged on my arm. Another thing I noticed is this arm seams to be much more transparent right out of the box compared to the standard 9...The dealer had a floor model ScoutMaster with the standard arm along with the same cartridge that I have mounted on it. The cartridge on the floor model only had afew hours logged on it,I did not do a direct comparison with my table .It took alittle longer to fit my new arm ,the store was busy along with phone calls coming in.Anyway it was getting late and I had along drive ahead of me to get home... I am impressed with the new arm,there is no dought in my mind it is going to be areal performer once the wire starts to burn in.I have not hooked up the anti skate or used the fluid damping,Ill logged acouple of hundred hours on first,then check them out. Anyway there you go.

Hi Dlwask,Thanks for your response. Today and through the weekend my turntable will be spinning constantly until I have to sleep to bank hours on the arm. Its going to be interesting as it evolves.

Hi Jdolgin, My suggestion would be to phone or send off an e-mail to V.P.I. and Nordost. Please let me know what they say about it...

Now that I have had the new Signature arm for a few weeks ,heres a few brief comments... The arm and cartridge was carfully installed and set up by my dealer ,then hooked up to a system in the store for a couple of L.P.s. Cold out of the box,the new arm and wire is alittle aggressive and forward,no surprise. Back home in my system the first week,no change.However what I did notice right from the start,is the new Sig. is more transparent then my original 9.This is easily heard on material I am most familiar with... Now,with such a tiny signal flowing through the arm wire,its going to take ALONG,LONG time to burn in. Right now I have logged just under 70 hours on the Sig. arm. I have not hooked up the anti skate,adjusted v.t.a. or have used the fluid damping. At 60 plus hours the Sig. is just starting to open up abit and relax. I logged most of these hours by letting the table spin from morning til night afew days in a row.I choose an L.P. I dont care much for and let her play repeatedly with the rest of the system off.Only stopping for brief breaks for a quick wipe of the L.P. and cartridge...When lisnening I am enjoying! every bit of this new arm. 70 hours is nothing on this wire,it will take acouple hundred more and then some.I can see,er hear this coming,at that point it will be reveil itself what a Shocking Good up grade it really is...

My apology for that last sentence.Was being called for dinner,several times,she was really starting to get pissed...Tonight we are going to check out Classics new 45 R.P.M. box set of Belafonte Live At Carnegie Hall. This has been one of my all time favorite concerts.I have an original and Classics 33 r.p.m.reissue of a few years back.However, from what I hear on the street, Classic really out did them selves on this one. I have had this box set for afew weeks sitting in my rack.I was holding off listening to it until I had more hours logged on the V.P.I. Sig...I cant resist any longer