A Copernican View of the Turntable System

Geoch and Nandric, Despite whatever you both may think, my remark about Geoch's phraseology was totally sincere. I really did think it was beautiful prose, but I needed that clarification provided later by Geoch.

I cannot help but note that this discussion is evolving in a direction with which I can agree. Notice that you guys are talking about ever heavier and more stable arm pods that do not move with respect to the tt. This is beginning to be OK with me and to be consonant with my galleon analogy, which Nandric continues to throw back at me. If you take the two boats out of the water (the net effect of putting both the tonearm and the turntable on very sturdy supports and subject to the same forces), then there is no problem. There is even some coupling going on, whether you like it or not.

Dear Lew, Glad to have you on board because you was at first very skeptical about this arm pod undertaking. But
you also provided the info about the obtainable meterials,
brass cylinders included. The further development is obvious:a. the direction of Halcro's 'exclusive' arm pod with 'universal' applications qua tonearm type as well as
lenght b. the direction of the cheap solutions and c.
something in between. My preference is for the brass cylinder with 3 holes + thread on each side but there are
obvious limitations: 9'' tonearms are problematic and tonearms with a collar also. However the price is +/-$200. For the adaptation of the brass cylinder for a more universal use one will need the help of one craftsman with
unknown costs.
Regards,

Dear Dgob, I really hope that anyone will be able to 'go
down the route of Halcro' but I already mentioned Picasso in this context. To accomodate,say, a brass cylinder for
all the purposes (aka 'universal arm pod') the crafstman
need to cut a supstantial part from the cylinder and consequently reduce the weight. Then one will also need the plates ,etc. which add to the unknown costs. One needs some good idea about the cost in advance I should think.
What is possible and what is advisable may contradict each
other. I myself somehow fancy this sturdy brass cylinder and would never polish the thing.
Regards,

To paraphrase the bandit in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", you don' need no stinkin' viscoelastic support.

(He said, "Badg-es? We don' need no stinkin' badg-es.")

This is only my opinion, of course.

At least try it both ways, turntable and armpod both mounted on the same inert STABLE shelf with no viscoelastic mounts vs with viscoelastic mounts.