vpi tonearm v.s. clearaudio

im considering the vpi scoutmaster or the clearaudio performance table. i was pretty sold on the vpi but am a little unsure about the jmw tonearm i.e. floating on a pin,afterthought antiskate, id prefer to buy american but that satisfy carbon tonearm on the clearaudio seems better thought out, also that new bearing system for the platter sounds cool.there the same price with the same look,but the sound and reliability are most important. ive found a clearaudio dealer but none with vpi for comparison. any opinions ?