Has anyone added a second belt to their VPI Scout

I have found this works well, but then I also wear two belts on most of my pants. You know the audiophile motto, If some is good, more must be better.

Why don't you try e-mailing Mike at VPI. He's a great guy! He's always answered my questions.

VPI dual belt update....adding a second belt to the VPI scout made the following changes in sound and platter speed stability.

1. The sound stage image becomes more focused.
2. There is an improvement in anti skating. That is, when the tonearm tested via test record (omni disc)the cartriage tracks the record for a longer period of time before the left or right channel breaks up.
3. The bass improves...that is it becomes more solid.
4. The pitch of the turntable changes...That is, I had to decrease the frequency of the SDS from 60.60 hz to 60.30 hz. in order for the platter rotate at 33.33 rpm.

Thanks for a very neat confirmation that belt creep in the VPI "Scout" is approximately 1%. When you duplicate the belt you halve the effective compliance so the belt creep also halves.

Since you have a SDS for your Scout, I would suggest replacing the VPI belts with a thread belt. I tried mono-filament fishing line (Spiderwire) and silk thread. I preferred the silk thread using a blood knot as I can get the knot to reduce to a smaller size.

The Scout motor pulley is tapered on both the 600 or 300 RPM motors. You can verify this on yours by using one belt and setting the speed, then move the belt to another pulley grove. If the speed changes, the pulley is tapered.

If I were to use two belts, I would ensure both are talcum powdered so I did not have too much noise introduced by buckling or slipping due to the different diameters of the pulley groves.