Tonearm mount to the plinth vs arm board vs rotating arm board vs isolated tower

ct0517
and GK
Not sure what question or answer you are referring to, or if it was even directed to me. I was replying solely to Nikola’s post.
I will say however.

Blessed is the Audiophile that finds Audio Nirvana on a budget.

Kind of like you and your Walkman that you discuss here frequently. A shining excellent example for everyone to follow.

>>>>Back at ya, slick.

Slowly, inevitably, this thread is backsliding into the old argument that was the central topic in the Copernican thread.  I felt that over time (and months of haggling), Halcro's approach actually began to look like an idea I could like, so that eventually there was very little to argue about. And I went off on my rigid way with my tonearm pivot firmly connected to my bearing.  It's easier for walking around.

Halcro,
My TT is a labor of love. I designed, machined, & built it myself over a couple year period.

• The platter is 4" thick solid 6061 aluminum (powder coated) with a 1/4 inch of delrin bolted directly on top.
• The plinth is 2" thick, also 6061 but dampened with soundcoat material from parts connexion.
• The bearing is a little complicated and I’m not going to get into specifics, but the thrust portion & the sidewall portion are separated. Both are attached to the platter with as little interface as safely possible. It is made of aluminum with a very thin hard coat material in the "wear" sections. It is absolutely smooth without noise or "vibrations".
• Tonearm tower (or pod) is made of aluminum, brass, ceramic, & delrin. I have it set up in a tripod manner for rigidity.
• Flywheel is also powder coated 6061 aluminum as is the motor cover. The motor itself is a Hurst.
• The record clamp is delrin, anodized aluminum, & acrylic stuffed with quartz powder.
• I purchased the tonearm from ViRa (12" version)

Although I’m sure there is better, it really does sound great. At some point I’ll dampen the platter with brass or lead-shot type materials, & probably do the same to the plinth & flywheel.

Sorry, no current pictures on-line chakster.

Sorry, no current pictures on-line chakster.

I remember this Japanese super heavy stuff from Toho, i’d like to buy one of these for Victor TT-101 and Denon DP-80, tonearm base also looks very nice.

Italian company Torqueo Audio introduced universal arm pods, here is one with Ikeda tonearm.

Chak, To your knowledge, is Toho still in the business of selling those accessories?  The Torqueo stuff is beautiful (like a seashell, apparently) but not as substantial as Toho's.