Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths

Dear Halcro, Have not laid eyes on a live GPM, let alone heard one. Maybe I will see one at the RMAF, if I get there.

Dear Dbcooper, I am constructing a combination baltic birch/slate plinth for my SP10 Mk3. Albert was kind enough to lend me his idea of an energy absorbing metal block and rod, built into the (wood part of the) plinth. It is taking forever, and little problems take me a long time to solve, because I have a profession and a family with more important problems that have to come first. But the end is in sight. (So too is mine.)

Hi Halcro

Our mutual friend Ian in Melb bought a GPM.

He has now sold his Basis Debut/Vector as it was getting no use. He has not compared it to any other DD tables.

cheers

Hi Halcro, I have a Grand Prix Monaco. Lewm's comment about it being in the "top tier" is a fair comment and difficult to dispute in my opinion. Anyway, it does have at least 1 owner in it's fanclub :).

It is significantly better than my previous table (SME 20/2) especialy in it's very low noise floor and speed stability. Like (most) anything it has it's strenghs and weaknesses.

Now if you're asking a candidate for the "best" table, I have heard Albert's mark 3 several times in his plinth. It's hard to dispute this being at or near the top. It combines the attributes of my Grand Prix, but adds a wonderful weight, power and wetness to the sound with no loss in resolution (maybe even increases rez over mine).

Jfrech, Do you recall or can Albert tell us what turntable mat he is using on his Mk3? Surely the factory stock rubber mat can be beaten. The choice of a mat makes a huge difference, once the other elements are optimized.

I like your choice of the word "wetness". If we are on the same wave length, this descriptor indicates that Albert's plinth is probably fully successful. IMO, the stock MK2 has only one major fault, and that is, or could be described as, "dryness" or a faint gray-ish coloration. (I have not heard a Mk3 yet, not even my own, so I don't know to what degree the Mk3 is inherently free of this character.) Raul might fairly say, and maybe I would also say, that the dry, gray coloration is a sign of an inadequate plinth that is adding its character to the sound. Perhaps this sonic character is mitigated BOTH by using "no plinth" AND by adding a well designed plinth. Pure speculation.

Lewm: I would like to add: and the right TT mat.

Raul.