This is a "B-Stock." The box has been opened to take photos and confirm why it is a B-Stock. There are light marks on the plinth, which are not easy to see.
This "B-Stock" has upgraded feet and a black motor versus the standard version.
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A cartridge is not included with this turntable, but you can add any cartridge we sell! Call us today!
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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 turntables! 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 Scout is the lowest-priced turntable in Stereophile's Class B and has attained high performance records worldwide!
For improved stability and damping, the Scout's chassis is made from 1 1/8" thick MDF bonded to a 12-gauge steel plate giving a rigid, non-resonant plinth. The AC synchronous motor is contained in a separate steel housing and drives the platter via an Aries belt, speeds are 33 and 45 standard. This combination gives quiet, yet stable running with accurate speed.
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 black motor 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 counterweight 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.
Dimensions: 19" x 13" x 4"