Nude Turntable Project

Audpulse, I do what I can. My cantilevered arm pod looks somewhat like the arm boards on Halcro's Raven. .

I've thought more about taping the pod to the granite slab vs putting it on points. My current thought is that taping it makes it one with the slab from a mass perspective and points will isolate it. I am going to try both but I am betting that the massive approach is preferable - a 40lb arm board seems good to me.

Gary

Ingenious DIY work Aigenga.

I too would like to have Halcro's pod, but if I recall he had a friend do the casting, which casting would have otherwise cost mucho dinero (not to mention the difficulty of locating such a person in the first place). We do what we can.

Don't spikes couple, as opposed to isolate?

I'll be joining the tt101 club very soon. We 3 can compare notes.

Gary, I am not referring to the design but that BRONZE is the best choice for armpod that I am currently aware of.

Aigenga,
Those rubber bands look like a good idea to control any possible audible vibrations of the thin metal enclosure.
Where did you obtain them?
You say you can hear a difference?

I am assuming that before you tried the TT-101 semi-nude and then fully nude........you listened to it coupled to its original wood plinth?
If so.....could you describe what you heard in the moves to a fully nude model as many readers here have commented on the lack of plinth/no plinth comparisons (are you there Lew??)

Returning to your comments on the reduction of 'noise floor'....with which I agree....and the ability to turn up the volume......I do somewhat disagree on your comment about 'poorly recorded' albums sounding worse?
I have found that generally, even the worst recordings seem to be more listenable via the TT-101?

Congratulations on your 'soon to be' TT-101 Banquo.
They are rare to find in good condition? It took me over a year to finally find one.
Are your intentions to run it 'nude'?.......as it will make an interesting comparison to your SP10MkII?