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


Hello,

I am rebuilding a Garrard 301 and looking for a plinth. I am planning to buy 3-4 tonearms to try. I would like to know which is the best way moving forward.

Is there a difference between mounting a tonearm directly on a solid plinth vs arm board (same vs different materials) vs rotating arm board vs isolated tower. 

Thanks
Nanda
kanchi647
utilises SPZ which dissipates any energy between 4 and 100hz internally at a molecular level, but is completely rigid.
Nice story....🤗
Unfortunately....a fairytale 🤥
Not only will 4Hz go straight through your plinth...but every frequency from 1Hz-10Hz will do likewise (watch the Mark Doehmann video again).
My turntable however, sits on a HERZAN ACTIVE ISOLATION STAND which cancels all vibrations from 0.5Hz-100Hz.
Granite rings like a bell due to its crystalline structure.
Can you please explain its crystalline structure which enables this?
Is it similar to bronze or CAST-IRON which are in fact used for bells?
Should you perhaps inform Toho who foolishly made their TURNTABLE CRADLES from cast-iron....🤔

And if you really believe that 'tapping' a material to see if it 'rings' is the criterion for turntable design.....I look forward to your new plinth made of plasticine to support your platter made of styrofoam 😝
My turntable however, sits on a HERZAN ACTIVE ISOLATION STAND which cancels all vibrations from 0.5Hz-100Hz.

Very good - but I prefer my music full range, if I didn’t want to hear anything below 100hz I would listen to Tin Cans.

Your herzan cant move fast enough to remove all vibration - its superficial.

Nice story....🤗
Unfortunately....a fairytale 🤥

Thank you, I like fairy stories.

For those of a technical bent, and who like fairy stories, google SPZ and grain sliding - there is plenty of interesting research from reputable institutions such as Cranfield et al. You are right with 4hz - I meant 10hz-100hz


Granite rings like a bell due to its crystalline structure.
Can you please explain its crystalline structure which enables this?
Is it similar to bronze or CAST-IRON which are in fact used for bells?
Should you perhaps inform Toho who foolishly made their TURNTABLE CRADLESfrom cast-iron....🤔
"Ring like a bell" is a euphemism for nasty resonance that induces ear cancer. If you cant hear it then you are good to go. By the way, the german word for ear cancer is ohrenkrebs.


Your herzan cant move fast enough to remove all vibration - its superficial.
Quick....we need to advise all those scientists looking through electron microscopes sitting on Herzan stands....🤣

ISOLATION 'OFF'

ISOLATION 'ON'
Halcro.
Quite a number of people have reported on the efficacy of the Herzan stands and their equivalents.
Out of curiosity what do the three graphs, V, H1 & H2 represent? Velocity and frequency?

How does the stand reduce self noise in the TT structure itself?