Mellotronix
Super Member
I'm not completely certain that the slip mats that I received with my Prime Scout are new, but I have not found any photos of them on the web yet. The blue version is quite garish, but everyone who has walked into my studio in the last 36 hours has commented about how much they like it. Go figure.
VPI Prime Scout platters are 11.5" instead of 12 to allow the outer rim of the record to hang over the edge so that the ingenious center clamping system can flatten the entire record. It works remarkably well and is an alternative to the (much!) more expensive outer ring system.
So far, so good. The downside--I've read some things about sound degradation with the Prime Scout clamp engaged; but, if this is the case, I'm certain that the right mat material will mitigate any problems.
My 3:00 client rescheduled for tomorrow so I've got some time to kill. Took some photos of the VPI. Hope you enjoy them. This is a brand new VPI Prime Scout with a unipivot 9" 3D Printed Tonearm. I confirmed that the motor is the same 300 RPM model found on the Prime and Prime Signature, just black instead of an aluminum housing. The cartridge is a real gem: Grado Statement Master 2. I have a Project Tube Box DS, Yamaha AS801 integrated amp, REL Ti/7 sub, and a pair of Bowers and Wilkins 705 S2's with the tweeters on top. The beige/brown colored mat is from the vinyl box set of "A Farewell to Kings." The clear album is Pineapple Thief's "Dissolution." The two other mats came with the Prime Scout. Black is 11.5". Blue is 12".
VPI Prime Scout platters are 11.5" instead of 12 to allow the outer rim of the record to hang over the edge so that the ingenious center clamping system can flatten the entire record. It works remarkably well and is an alternative to the (much!) more expensive outer ring system.
So far, so good. The downside--I've read some things about sound degradation with the Prime Scout clamp engaged; but, if this is the case, I'm certain that the right mat material will mitigate any problems.
My 3:00 client rescheduled for tomorrow so I've got some time to kill. Took some photos of the VPI. Hope you enjoy them. This is a brand new VPI Prime Scout with a unipivot 9" 3D Printed Tonearm. I confirmed that the motor is the same 300 RPM model found on the Prime and Prime Signature, just black instead of an aluminum housing. The cartridge is a real gem: Grado Statement Master 2. I have a Project Tube Box DS, Yamaha AS801 integrated amp, REL Ti/7 sub, and a pair of Bowers and Wilkins 705 S2's with the tweeters on top. The beige/brown colored mat is from the vinyl box set of "A Farewell to Kings." The clear album is Pineapple Thief's "Dissolution." The two other mats came with the Prime Scout. Black is 11.5". Blue is 12".