??? Wood Plinths: Layers: 7/2/1 ? Wood Type: Solid or Veneer or Vinyl Wrap wood look ?
I'm curious why you think the Denon plinth is better. I've not seen anything about the Denon plinth so I can't really compare. I know the Victor plinth is a 7 layer sandwich of wood and some sort of material in between. 70mm thick and very heavy, covered with a nice veneer. It's hollowed out for the motor and arm boards, the rest is solid.Not trying to start an argument, trying to learn the differences.Thank you BillWojo |
chakster you are right, I moved to private messages, sorry it didn't occur to me. I also am curious, do you mean Denon puts a nicer finish on their plinths? They look good in photos ('ve never seen the real thing), the Victor large plinths are a a low lustre semi-gloss, less shine, less glare structural differences? |
btw, any forum, cameras, audio, ... any thread, I always imagine other interested readers, amateur or pro, learning stuff as I did in the beginning so I tend to answer more than the OP's original question or issue. When a thread takes a side line, I hope to get back on line, start a new thread, or private message as you say. links do disappear, but for learning now, they work well. |
@elliottbnewcombjr - not sure if you wanted to consider DIY approaches, but I have learned some useful tips when building mine. I had a Rega Planar 2 and was never satisfied with it’s performance, so I thought I’d give building a new plinth a try. Rega’s approach was to build a plinth that dispersed/shed vibrations, but it always seemed to only do half the job and the rest had to be accomplished by various stand/shelf approached My approach was to build a more dense plinth that would not vibrate due to musical vibrations and to do this I opted for a HIGH MASS approach I used three layers of MDF each layer machined to allow for arm and bearing mounting and Wiring and motor housing. The layers are glued together for a very dense, but ring-free plinth - The finish is red gloss paint The feet are 2" diameter bronze cones placed at strategic locations to minimize vibrations being transferred to the arm and bearing It sits on a granite tile, with foam between the granite and a 3/4" MDF shelf. The result is a very stable (albeit heavy) TT that does not convey footsteps or musical vibrations and works incredibly well with the Rega style arms - mine is the classic Series 3 from Audiomods. The TT also has an acrylic platter and alloy sub-platter all supported by a ceramic ball bearing. The result is a very clean, detailed sound with exceptionally crisp dynamics. Here’s a couple of links showing more details. http://image99.net/blog/files/04fdba8476cfd21bdd7a5fdf38c8cdf5-28.html http://image99.net/blog/files/category-isolation.html Hope you find this useful - Steve |
