Nude Turntable Project

Halcro, outstanding review. I agree fully with the other two complements (so far) on your efforts.

However I must express one disappointment. You stated the "germ" for your project was the discussion on different plinth materials for DD tables. So then you found and assembled a DD system that was more satisfying than your reference belt-drive table. Fair enough. But unless I misunderstood your intentions, you ended up comparing a belt-drive system against a DD one. And this says nothing about how your "nude" Victor would compare against a plinthed Victor, aside from your comments speculating that any of the plinths changing sound with different materials would actually be colorations.

Apparently it was not your intent but I was hoping to see a comparison of nude VS plinthed tables.

Dear Cabbiendi and Nilthepill,
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Often it's difficult to know if anyone is reading this or is even interested, so your feed-back is very encouraging.

Cheers

Halcro, Thanks for that amazing review. It leaves no question in my mind as to and performance detail.

Hi Halcro,

I admire this path you took, few would go this this route.

I like your selections of tonearms and look forward to future input on what headshell cart combinations you like best with the MA505.

I have a MA505 and a MA202L I would like to add to a new plinthe for my 301 in the near future.

Here is a good compilation of Micro Seiki tonearms I recently came across.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.analog-forum.de/wbboard/index.php%3Fpage%3DThread%26threadid%3D4711%26boardid%3D2&ei=SgLbTOXhNsqBhQf1lonQAg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CC4Q7gEwAA&pre

Brad

Good Evening, Halcro,

Thank you *very much* for your hard, painstaking work and what appears to me to be scientific detachment in researching plinth --and nude plinth-- options.

I have an SP10 and want to get it spinning discs. On another thread I'm considering plinth options, but to do full diligence --and thanks to Raul for his encouragement-- I need to looking into a Nude configuration, too. When I settle in to listen at home, in my room, I want to know that whatever I spent, it was well considered.

1) Can you tell me how you support your Victor, perhaps with more detailed photographs?

2) Did you have to build a base of any kind for it, or does it rest on your shelf by itself? (I've looked at your photos and can't tell from their viewpoint how the table is supported) Did you have to have a tower made to support your arm? or did you make it yourself?

3) Was the tower free standing? and of what material?

4) How is the proximity of the arm tower determined and maintained in relation to the table?

5) Did you treat the underside of the Victor TT with any resonance coating or treatment? if so, what material, affixed how?

I look forward to your response, and thank you again for taking the time, not only for inquiry, but to share your results on the 'Gon.

with Best Wishes, and Happy Thanksgiving,

David Kellogg