VPI Scout 2 Turntable

In only five years, the VPI Scout has become the industry standard as the best-reviewed turntable on the planet! For 2009, VPI saw fit to bring some big improvements to its best-selling turntable. You may recognize the outboard motor and the plinth, but you will do a double take at the exquisite platter and tonearm.
For maximum stability and damping, which always yield the truest possible analogue sound, the platter is made from 47.6 mm thick machined 6061 aluminium and is attached to a nonmagnetic 303 stainless steel damping plate. The entire piece weighs in at an impressive 20 pounds! Because the aluminium is grounded to the steel, there is virtually no static buildup or sonic degradation. What's in the grooves is what comes out of your speakers.
The VPI Prime Scout II's plinth is made from 28.6 mm thick MDF bonded to a 12 gauge steel plate giving a rigid, non-resonant plinth. The massive platter sits on chrome-hardened ball bearing held by a 60 Rockwell-hardened shaft, below which is a black Delrin nut. The VPI Scout II generates absolutely no additional noise for a pristinely quiet spin.
The AC synchronous motor is contained in a separate steel housing and drives the platter via an Aries belt. This combination produces quiet yet stable running with extremely accurate speed. Speeds are 33 and 45 standard, while 78 is optional.

Features

JMW Memorial Tonearm
47.6 mm thick aluminium platter
28.6 mm thick MDF/steel plinth
300 RPM AC synchronous drive motor in isolated steel housing
Aluminium cone feet with stainless steel ball bearings
Anti-skate
Solid Delrin Deluxe One-Piece Record Clamp
Beautiful black satin finish

Turntable
Wow And Flutter: Less than 0.02%
Rumble: Greater than 78 dB down
Speed Accuracy: Within 0.1%
Dimensions: 483 (W) x 356 (D) x 203 (H) mm
Footprint: 419 mm x 292 mm
Platter Weight: 9.0 kg
Total Weight: 18.0 kg

Tonearm
New 9” vertical Yoke type tonearm with lateral turntable type bearing
Pivot to spindle: 223 mm
Effective length: 240.7 mm
Overhang: 17.7 mm
Offset angle: 22.85 degrees
Average RMS distortion: 0.36%
VTA adjustable arm mount
Damped stainless steel armtube
Very pure copper wire, twisted with special insulating jacket

Turnaround

Orders will usually dispatched within 2 working days of receiving cleared payment.

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Carriers

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