SME Model 20/12 versus TechDas AirForce V or Suggestions for a 2 tonearm TT

If you do extend your investigation to A/B Comparisons. I f carried out at the Dealers do make sure both TT's are demo'd on identical mounting along with identical supporting Audio Devices downstream. The identical Cart' set up may be more difficult to achieve.

If a home demo' can be arranged, this will be even better for your deliberations to follow. 

The more effort put into discovering methods that can be adopted to mount a TT, with the intent to decrease ambient energies being easily transferring to the Styli. Creates a TT, that can become unrecognisable to when it has been used on a Mount that has not been considered to substantially reduce / resolve the transferral of ambient energies.

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my wood floors are springy, isolation from that movement is beyond difficult, sadly made me part with my beloved Thorens TD124 which has a bearing very susceptible to vertical movement.

Both the JVC Plinth and Luxman Plinths have special technology, but neither can deal with my floors.

Each shelf of the rack is individually isolated via compressed rubber, the stands on top supporting the glass shelf have compressed rubber spacers top and bottom, and finally, a set of rubber/cork blocks are the high tech solution that solved it here.

Cork and Rubber Pads, I wrapped mine in black tape,

thorens with vacuum, keep all or sell some least favorite arm(s), note mine, Luxman, this one has a dust cover, many do not.

thorens TD 226 with 2 arms

THAT dust cover is fine for down time, in between listening sessions, but it should be stored away somewhere when you’re using that TT. It’ll resonate like a drum.

garrard 301 in a blank 3 arm box.

check arm clearances when top is closed

garrard 301 in a blank 3 arm box