Nude Turntable Project

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?

Just a comment on mats which may be of interest to the 'now' many TT-101 owners here..........compared to the standard rubber mat supplied with the deck, which I found adequate........the best mat I have heard on my TT-101 is the Micro Seiki Cu180.
This mat gave a silence and depth to the sound that was impressive.
Unfortunately.....its weight (1.8Kg).......rendered the brake-stop mechanism inoperable, with the platter continuing to spin after the stop button was pressed.
This bothered me (although some readers appeared unperturbed) and I searched for a different solution.
The Victor pigskin mat (available in black or brown from Tommy at TopClass Audio in Hong Kong)......applied directly to the aluminium platter of the TT-101 gave virtually all of the benefits of the Cu-180 mat with the added bonus of even better 'brake' function.