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Old 06-14-2015, 01:58 PM
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I'm about to buy a VPI TT, most likely a Scout 1.1. What do you VPI owners do for a dust cover? I really hate to spend another $400 for that ugly Gingko cover! Is there a less expensive but effective solution?
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I'm about to buy a VPI TT, most likely a Scout 1.1. What do you VPI owners do for a dust cover? I really hate to spend another $400 for that ugly Gingko cover! Is there a less expensive but effective solution?
I made mine. It's not that's it's an original design or anything but I did want a tinted cover and t the time I couldn't find one. Plus I love doing DIY projects. Cost was about $50 for materials and about 3 hrs time to cut, mockup, and glue.
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What's your decor/setup look like? Would be good to know for alternative suggestions.
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Old 06-14-2015, 02:49 PM
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I made mine. It's not that's it's an original design or anything but I did want a tinted cover and t the time I couldn't find one. Plus I love doing DIY projects. Cost was about $50 for materials and about 3 hrs time to cut, mockup, and glue.
I am quite impressed with your cover. Very well done. I managed to buy my tinted cover for my then current Michell Gyro SE and it has seen me through upgrades to the now current Avid Acutus. Sorry I cannot post pictures at the moment!
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Check with Norm Cones @ Stereo Squares. That is where I got my Aries 3 cover.
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John, One of my turntables is a VPI Scoutmaster and I'm using a Gingko dustcover just like this one . . . I think that the one that sits on top of the tt is much better looking than the one that goes all the way to the shelf.

I actually like this dustcover and think it looks good.


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John, One of my turntables is a VPI Scoutmaster and I'm using a Gingko dustcover just like this one . . . I think that the one that sits on top of the tt is much better looking than the one that goes all the way to the shelf.

I actually like this dustcover and think it looks good.


I agree Julian as I have the same cover for my Scout.
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That does look better than the "museum piece" style that I have seen! I must say, though, that the built-in hinged cover of the Pro-Ject Xtenstion 10 is very appealing...



I would imagine that they offer comparable performance.
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John,

Maybe I've been around too long, and maybe things have changed, but I've heard many times that an attached dust cover is a source of, and a collector of, vibration that certainly does nothing to enhance the sound.

Therefore, I prefer a removable cover that I set aside when playing records.
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MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices.


DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs .
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