I disagree with Narrod. I have the Scoutmaster (it retailed for $2,500) and added on an SDS unit(retails at $1000) and outer steel ring and steel clamp(retails at about $575.00 with trade in of delrin clamp.) Each upgrade improved the sound and the ring lets me hear a few LPs that were so warped that I had given up on them. The only thing left to do (if you want to do it) to attain full Super Scoutmaster status is get the better motor. That would cost about $1,100 plus a $200.00 fee charged by VPI for exchanging the chassis. In total, that would bring the upgrades to Super Scoutmaster to about $5,375 which is only about $200 more than it is selling for now. Selling the Scoutmaster would result in a loss of about $500 or more, and in my view serves no purpose.
