Magnetic isolation

I can listen at a higher volume with clarity & with a more substantial/extended dynamic low end.

That certainly sounds consistent with less low frequency noise and vibrations as a result of effective isolation.  

Turntable isolation is almost always a good thing.   Magnetic isolation certainly sounds like one viable way to achieve it when needed.

Vibrations a table is subject to will vary case by case but its a common plague that robs a system of performance due to unwanted low frequency noise that drains an amp of its ability to reproduce dynamics in the actual music as best it can.

I had these long ago from SONY. Remember that like pole isolation acts just like a spring. I like neither.

tbg
5,221 posts
06-28-2016 9:18pm
I had these long ago from SONY. Remember that like pole isolation acts just like a spring. I like neither.

Virtually all advanced isolation devices employ springs in one form or another, including LIGO, the project that detected gravity waves from a black hole last year. Trust me if there was something better than springs LIGO would have used it. Of course there are at least a few reasons why audiophiles don't get good results with certain things. 

Exactly, Geoff. Furthermore, the stronger (dense) the magnetic field (push) between deck and environment, the better sound quality. In other words, the stronger the magnetic spring, the better isolation and thus sound quality, Stronger magnetic push gives better mechanical stability, IME.  

harold-not-the-barrel
295 posts
06-29-2016 5:30am
Exactly, Geoff. Furthermore, the stronger (dense) the magnetic field (push) between deck and environment, the better sound quality. In other words, the stronger the magnetic spring, the better isolation and thus sound quality, Stronger magnetic push gives better mechanical stability, IME.

Most likely the magnets' strength should be matched to the mass of the component, like springs. Ergo, stronger stiffer springs do not equate with better isolation. Not by a long shot. The strength I.e., stiffness of the spring is selected based on load. Not to mention that very strong magnets are actually less stable than weaker ones as they will have a greater tendency to slide uncontrollably in the horizontal direction which is their wont.