After a Christmas party where a drunk woman lost her footing while dancing and plopped her full weight on this turntable I don’t even shoo this little nugget off. The sturdiness of the VPI Scout is astounding. Luckily the woman missed the tonearm. The platter took the full brunt. The feet dug gouges into the walnut stereo stand which makes for a good story when guests come over for listening sessions. The turntable is as smooth and steady as the day it was new. It goes without saying that woman hasn’t been invited back. But the cat stays.