Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths

I am very curious about plinths. I have an SP-10 MkII. It has the Obsidian plinth. I have mounted a Basis Vector arm. I have my table mounted on an older target wall mount stand. I removed the standard mdf shelf. I purchase threaded isoblocks from Mapleshade that replace the target spikes. On top of that I have a large 3 inch maple butcher block platform.

I am thinking about other plinths although is is difficult to know if it will make an improvement. I feel pretty confident it would sound different, but that is not necessarily better. I am going to at least experiment with Stillpoints and Walker cones under the Obsidian plinth.

If all the plinth alternatives were not so expensive I would be jumping into experimenting. My prior table was a Basis 2000/Graham 2.0. Moving to the SP-10/Vector was a big step up.

Which obsidian plinth? I think there were at least two different ones made by Technics for the Mk2. The heavier of the two is likely to be not at all bad, perhaps only a notch below Albert's plinth or a good slate plinth or anyone else's personal obsession.

Lew,
The SH-10B3 (12kg) was the obsidian with rosewood base. The SH-10B5 was the obsidian-only base specifically meant for the SP-10Mk3 (round cut-out, 19kg). The SH-10B7 was the late 80s heavy (17kg) version which was meant for either the SP-10Mk3 or the SP-10Mk2A - quite like the SH-10B5, and almost as heavy (probably would have been if the cutout had been round instead of square). I do not know if there was something which made the SP-10Mk2A fit while the earlier SP-10Mk2 model did not.

Dear Tellefsen: Maybe could be good for you to read this thread:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1283151240

not only me but some other people are enjoying their DD TTs ( including the SP10s. ) better than ever in the naked fashion against those same TTs plinthed with heavy plinths including Obsidian one.

IMHO the naked alternative not only could gives you a better quality performance level over a plinthed alternative but you don't have to invest almost any money for: is almost by " free "!!.

Anyway, it is another alternative.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Dave, The MkII and the Mk2A are physically identical, so any plinth that fits one will fit the other.