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Technics SP-10 Tonearm Pod instead of Plinth/Base

Trawling through the Audiogon forums for information on a suitable Plinth for a Technics SP-10, I came across a post by Raul.
Instead of putting the SP-10 in a plinth, he just put the TT on three feet and then had constructed a separate base that only housed the tonearm. (I haven't seen a pic of this BTW)
Following on from Raul's 'Thinking outside the square' approach, I thought I might be able to buy, or have made, a stand-alone 'pod' or rectangular tonearm plinth that could sit along side the SP-10. Has anyone seen something like this that I could buy 'off-the-shelf'?
The advantage of this is that the tonearm is decoupled from the TT and therefore distanced from any vibrations generated by the TT.
A down side is getting the right geometry for the tonearm in relation to the distance from the spindle; and then keeping the pod in the right spot.
If this is all too hard, I might still go with a plinth. I notice an E-Bay seller in Taiwan is offering a Teak plinth cut for the SP-10. Anyone bought one of those?
All comments welcomed!
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The plinths from Acoustand look nice, would be great if someone had a way to test so we know performance.

The Acoustand website does not mention price, what do they sell for and are they shipped from UK?
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Albert, their price is reasonable and plinth maker Lee Grage respond quickly on email. For example their kenwood style plinth for sp10 cost £400. Lee own his own workshop and he can make any custom plinth.

I got some info from Lee about his obsidian style plinths:

"We are offering a premium model version of this plinth, it's the same design but is 36mm thicker than standard and has a premium quality high gloss piano lacquer finish, this is a proper perfectly flat like glass lacquer and looks wonderful. It will also be available with more exotic veneers like Brazilian rosewood or Brazilian mahogany, bubinga if our supplier can supply us, just about any veneer is available. It will also be a little deeper with the top panel back bar being 1/2" thicker, it's substantially better."
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Any idea about internal construction? Is it available with Panzerholz or other heavy non resonant materials?

I know shipping becomes an issue with Panzerholz and Slate but would be a nice option if they offered. They are attractive and I appreciate their designs
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That's what Mr. Lee Drage (Acoustand Audio) told me: "We use mainly hardwood plywood which has proved excellent for the sp10 as it doesn't require a massive plinth it is so well engineered, and the sizes are 45.5 deep by 53 cm wide, approx height is 4" 10cm".
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I'm in the middle of a new plinth for my
Victor TT101 DD and thought Id mention my primary material is Bamboo ply.
Very solid, heavy, and stable with inner and outer stacked layers at 90 deg to each other.
It can be hard on cutters to machine and wears carbide faster than other materials I have used. There may be more than one variety on the market as this version was sourced from a cabinet shop where they use a CNC vacuum setup using double compression style cutters that leave a cut line very smooth.



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