Re-introducing the audio world to the best-selling VPI table of all time - better than the old one, better than it should be at this price! The Scout has become one of the world's best-reviewed turntable! The Scout is so simple to set-up, you can have the table up and running in just minutes. The sound is fast and detailed, deep and wide with a natural midrange worthy of the world's finest cartridges. And one of the easiest tables to upgrade! The Table: •1.25" thick premium textured vinyl covered MDF bonded to a 12 gauge steel plate. •Machined 1 3/8" thick 6061 aluminum platter. •Platter rotates on an oil bath bearing and fitted to shaft with a #2 Jacob’s Taper for a concentric rigidly mounted coupling. •The bearing has a PEEK thrust disc and machined graphite impregnated brass bushings using a Thompson Engineering 60 Rockwell case hardened shaft. •600 RPM AC synchronous motor is contained in a separate steel housing and drives the platter with smooth, quiet operation. •Includes a screw down record clamp that eliminates warps The Arm: •Newly redesigned 9” JMW Scout Tonearm. •Pivot to spindle: 223mm •Effective length: 240.7mm •Overhang: 17.7mm •Offset angle: 22.85 degrees •Average RMS distortion: .36% •Zero friction unipivot bearing mounted on a hardened solid steel shaft. •VTA adjustable arm mount so you can set your cartridge at the proper height. •Damped polished stainless steel armtube. •Black anodized head shell and bearing body •Removable arm-wands allows you to change cartridges in less than 30 seconds. •Precision adjustable counter weight lets you get the most out of every cartridge you mount using its azimuth and tracking force adjustments. The only way to precisely mount a cartridge is with azimuth, height, and tracking force adjustments. •Adjustable Anti-skate option.

Available Upgrades: •Classic Platter •VTA on the Fly •Single Motor Flywheel •Periphery Ring (only compatible with Scout 2 Platter) •HR-X Center Weight •HR-X Feet •3D Printed tonearm •Synchronous Drive System (SDS)