VPI Support

i have a vpi superscoutmaster rim drive. and recently have heard a mild ring when playing turntable. stylus is clean and don't see anything rubbing . any thoughts on how to stop?

I recently bought VPI Classic 2 that came with JMW 10.5i tonearm and 140g counter weight. I'm trying to move my Benz Ebony cart that was installed on VPI Scout with JMW 9 to Classic 2. The problem I have is that I can't set desired VTF on JMW 10.5 arm. I have to move counter weight right against azimuth ring to get VTF of only 1.8g while my goal is to set it to 2.1-2.15g. That is what I used to have on JMW 9 and counter was positioned pretty much in middle between azimuth ring and end of the arm's shaft.

Considering that JMW 9 counter weight is 120g I expected that I should be able to achieve desired VTF settings on JMW 10.5 with 140g counter weight. Weight of Benz Ebony is 9.6g as per spec.

Any suggestions?

What is the compliance specifications of the 9” vertical Yoke type tonearm for the Scout Junior?

When I adjust the tone arm to parallel with the platter using the VTA adjustment dial, if I want to increase or decrease the VTA, there is no reference point to mark where I originally set the dial. It goes from 0-90, but when you turn full circle, you lose track of what number you started on.

Also so platform will stick when you are trying to lower it and will finally fall into posisition while lowering it.

How can you use a dial which has no staring or ending point?