A Copernican View of the Turntable System

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,

Sorry Nandric,
My bad. Didn't read carefully enough.
Your set-up should sound wonderful I imagine. Pity you have no System pics?
Cheers

T_bone,

I have made a few adjustments to my system. Having now further customised my arm tower to a weight of 6kg, I also used three spikes to couple it to the platform. However, and I really have no idea why this should be, the real transformation came in removing my Symposium Ultra platform and seating everything directly on my birch wall shelf: WOW!

I can now state that having the tt and arm tower on seperate axis of isolation works. I have owned a few tt's (including the Roksan Xerxes, Roksan Xerxes 10, SME 10, Clear Audio Master Reference and Acoustic Signature Mambo)and a variety of platforms and isolation. Yet I have never had the level of performance that I am currently getting from the nude Technics SP10 MkII with a completely decoupled arm tower. The inner detail, staging, clarity, ease and frequency extention all show major improvements to what I have heard before (outside of live venues of course).

I will continue to experiment with test tracks and human and technological support to confirm or challenge my perceptions. However, I have no axe to grind here but I would hasten to say that this must be tried out. The differences are not subtle!!!