A Copernican View of the Turntable System

Banqu363,

You are not deaf - unless deafness can be spread through ICT! The use of mixed methods (pneumatic and spikes) produces a level of accuracy that I still find startling.

Sadly, I do not own a fourth AT616 and so that option is currently not available. Also, I would still need a different arm tower to sit on this as the Mambo column does seem short on mass and might not stabilize - then there's the question of the height that this would raise my tonearm in relation to the tt (but a suitable arm tower could undoubtedly address these factors - if I had a fourth AT616).

I look forward to hearing back from you on the results.

Good luck

Dgob & Banquo,
I wish you the best of luck. I may try to do something similar just to see what happens. If I eventually do, I will also try it with a single plate underneath which could be mounted on pneumatic/magnetic isolation footers. As I have repeatedly stated in these fora, I am a BIG fan of adding isolation footers underneath turntables to lower any resonance to very low frequencies. I remain skeptical that I want my arm and my turntable platter on separate axes of isolation. I cannot see how that would be a good thing as it negates everything one learns about speed stability and controlling the tracking of the cartridge in the groove. All this said, I wish you the best of luck and results.

Dear all, I use the arm pod specialy made for my Kuzma Stabi Ref. by the Reed in conjunction with the 2A ,12''
tonearm ( www.tonearms.lt/accessories). Both the TT and the
'tower' rest upon 3 spikes and together on a sand filled rack ( Copulare). The arm pode is made from layers of steel (2x), cork (2x),granite (2x) and acryl (1x). This is
obviously an attempt to construct an arm pod wich is not only rigid but also accousticaly 'dead'. My first thought
was that this construction was some kind of overkill probable because I owned the Linn LP-12 before... But I am very happy with the result and prefer this 'combo' above
the Triplanar VII wich is on the Kuzma base.

Regards,

Nandric,
Do you know the weight of that particular armpod and what do have it sitting on.....eg spikes or other?

Dear Halcro, I already mentioned spikes. They are made from
steel and are of course adjustable (+/-4mm). My specimen is
7kgr but the weight is dependent from the ordered dimensions wich should be consulted with Vidmantas (the owner of the Reed) or the (national) dealer. The Kuzma and
the pod sit on the sand filled shelf,4cm thick ,54x54 cm
large. The rack is Copulare, with 4 identical shelfs ,made in Germany (see Google).
Kind regards,