VPI Prime Scout Turntable - Black

Cartridge not included.

Reintroducing the Best-Selling VPI Turntable of All Time

With the new Prime Scout, VPI reintroduces the audio world to the best-selling VPI table of all time. The 2017 model is not only better than the previous version of the Scout, it's also better than it should be at anywhere near this price. The Scout has become one of the world's best-reviewed turntable. In addition to its spectacular sound, the Scout is so simple to set up, you can have the 'table up and running in just minutes.

For superior stability and damping, the Scout's beautifully sculpted chassis is made from 1.25"-thick vinyl-covered MDF bonded to a 12-gauge steel plate. The 300 RPM AC synchronous motor is contained in a separate steel housing and drives the platter with smooth, quiet operation.

'Holy Mother of Crap' Stereophile Recommendation

The original model VPI Scout earned a coveted "Recommended Components" listing in the April 2005 issue of Stereophile. "Designer Harry Weisfield has whapped the bass so far out of the park with this one, it isn't funny," raves Art Dudley. "There's a glorious sense of completeness - of wholeness and rightness - in the way the Aries Scout / JMW-9 combination of turntable and tonearm plays music, echoed and underscored in the player's appearance and ease of use."

"This is a flat-out, unconditional, 'Holy Mother of Crap, I can't believe how good this thing is' recommendation."

And the new Prime Scout is even better than the model that Stereophile loved!

Machined Aluminum Platter

The Prime Scout uses a precisely machined 1-3/8" thick 6061 aluminum platter. This platter rotates on an ultra-smooth 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.

Top-Quality Tonearm Included

The VPI JMW-9 tonearm is the perfect complement to the Scout, offering all of the advantages of a premium uni-pivot tonearm at a bargain price. The arm has a low friction bearing mounted on a solid stainless steel rod with adjustable VTA (Vertical Tracking Angle). As with the more expensive JMW-10 and JMW-12 arms, the tonearm assembly of the JMW-9 can be removed and replaced in seconds, allowing instant cartridge changes with multiple armwands. An RCA junction box allows any RCA-terminated interconnects to be used.

Included with the Prime Scout is a screw down record clamp that eliminates warps and Scout Delrin feet.