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SP10mk2: OMA Graphite plinth vs.Dobbins plinth

According to the price lists they are in one category, but anyone could comment on quality/performance? At the moment i use big Teak Wood plinth (just $750) custom made in Taiwan for my SP10mk2. Looking for upgrade in the future. I use my sp10mk2 with Reed "12 tonearm now. Doest the plinth actually makes a big difference in sound? My stand is well damped with glass, metal and sarbothane in between.

1) Oswald Mill Audio graphite slate plinth (single layer) $2750, double layer looks fantastic but cost $3500

2) Steve Dobbins famous custom plinth cost $2650 including three Stillpoints feet and automotive show quality paint in black or white. Design has changed many times, still hard to find any current plinth picture online.

I know there are Albert Porter's and Artisan Fidelity quality plinth available, but i don't like the design (i mean just how it looks) for SP10.
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crubio
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I have a two part OMA Plinth for my SP10 MK2, It has been great. `Previously had a wood plinth, made from butcher block. The OMA plinth made a huge difference in detail and soundstage layering. I currently have it on a Minus K platform, but only because my floors are wood and suspended, my house is wood frame and build in 1918.

I like that the tonearm mounting isn't cantilevered and simple to adjust.

C
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chakster OP
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Hey C, this minus K looks massive.

http://www.minusk.com/content/in-the-news/TheSci_0907.html#indexisolator
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geoffkait
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Dear Chakster, I realize you're discussing plinths, but I was merely pointing out the undesirability of Sorbothane, which actually you mentioned in your OP, something about a sandwich of Sorbothane and some other material.
mosin
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A friend of mine is doing this one.

http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=19818.0
crubio
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It's highly effective and no compressor.

http://www.minusk.com/products/bm8-vibration-isolation-platforms-bench-tops-isolators.html
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