Has anyone added a second belt to their VPI Scout

Oh, I thought it was to allow fine adjustment of the speed. It's been a while since I've owned one. The Scoutmaster pulley is tapered for that purpose. I suppose it should work then. I've seen some other tables do that although I'm not sure what the expected benefits are.

What the heck, it's not like it's a bad idea to have a spare belt around so you might as well try it and see what it does. Good luck

If you want two belts get a Rega P-9!

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.