One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer?

Panzerholz is not a "soft" material.

Beech is chosen not for being waterproof ,

but because it is one of the hardest woods

and with high rigidity. Whether or not panzerholz

is your preference to use through experience

or not is all fine but the lack of basic knowledge of

it from its ingrediants to why they are chosen seems to undermine the relevence of "opinions". Long wordy explanations of what is basicly constrained layering

wont change the way some hear and choose. The popularity of light weight Rega tables proves that.

I’m quite certain that a slab of panzerholz can dissipate

the energy of a turntables self noise and the music

playback in its environment . The foundation it sits

on is actually a seperate problem.

Solve that first , ....

Besides we're off track on the OPs 

original question...

"I'm curious to hear how people would decide for themselves the answer to this question. Or maybe you've already made this decision - what do you like about your decision or what would you differently next time? "

Cheers.

" Besides we're off track on the OPs 

original question... "

There are those who not only like to have an option on how many Tonearms are mounted to work with one Turntable, but this can also be achieved through a design that is not offered by a TT's Manufacturer. It is achieved through an individual deciding on a Material to support the Turntable and Tonearm/Tonearms.

Hence P'holz has come into the discussion, as there has been earlier discussion on Bespoke Plinths being produced, to support the usage of Multiple Arms.   

It is compared to boronized steel!

Panzerholz is not a "soft" material.

One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer?"

I said "original" question...thats it above.

Evolved or not the thread topic is multiple arms

or not for personal preference.

Now with the brilliant deduction that borinized

steel is harder than wood I suppose your back

on track...

I have 3 turntables mounted in slate plinths, using Pennsylvania black slate. (I assume not all slate from all sources is created equal.)  The quarry in PA that sold me the slabs also was able to hone both sides of each slab perfectly flat and champfer the edges. Then in York, PA, I found a waterjet company that "learned" to cut my 3 slate slabs so to fit respectively, my Denon DP80 (50mm thick), my Lenco with PTP top plate (50mm thick), and my SP10 Mk3 (75mm thick).  In the case of the Mk3, the slate alone weighs about 75lbs, after cutting out the hole for the chassis.  I had a subplinth made out of solid cherrywood, for the Mk3 only, and bolted that to the bottom side of the slate slab.  I tell myself I can hear a tick better performance due to combining slate with cherrywood. This all sounds very good to me, but once having made the effort, I would not do it again.  Nor do I fret about whether or not Panzerholz or some other material might sound better.  Suffice to say I think all these materials are excellent choices.  Slate is just the road I went down.  I also agree, granite not a good choice; I don't really know what it is about the internal structure of granite that makes it less suitable than these other materials.