A Copernican View of the Turntable System

Lewn, my arm pod path would probably not be for the garrard. My 301 is currently in a slate plinth that won't be easily changed to accept another tonearm, the reason for building others to come soon.

Here is the only example of one I ever seen on the net. Is that for a reason is the question.

http://www.theanalogdept.com/stefano_bertoncello.htm

I respect and agree with your opinion but also respect as stated earlier in the thread that it would be hard for me to comment negatively without having a direct experience.

Any of you guys checked out emachineshop yet? It really is a nice piece of softawre even it is only used for drawing and viewing a prototype of anything. I will soon setup my photobucket with a link to some pics.
Brad

Brad, Beautiful stuff on that website. Thanks for the URL. I am drawing ever closer to a high efficiency, high impedance spkr system, if I could find one that I both like and can afford.

Ecir38,
The base height of the arm pod casting is 110mm and 130mm with the bottom spikes.
I can't tell you how many sleepless nights I had questioning the 'correctness' of the height before having it cast?
I changed it over and over again and checked and double checked against the TT-81 and all the arms I had.
To make it even more difficult.....every arm has a different 'neutral' position from its base mounting as well as different extensions via its VTA adjustment. :^(
Prices I obtained from machine shops were between $1600-$2100 per pod!!
The castings worked out IIRC to be $500 per unit for three (including fabrication of the mould). This was not mate's rates but an unknown commercial foundry. With the mould now in my possession, another casting would be $300.
To have each pod spray-painted and a machine shop to supply the linished aluminium 10mm top-plates and drill and tap the top holes and
bottom ones for the spikes, added $200 per pod.
Not included in the costs of course is all my design time (and anguish) as well as all the schlepping around.
But considering that each 2.25 metre Cardas Golden Ref phono cable cost me $1000 (and I needed four!)......I'm not really complaining :^)

Lew, at the bottom of that link there is a link to his blog with more great stuff.

Brad

brad
i only have assembled pics. is there anything specific that you need to know?
also, thanks for the idea of weighting the panzerholz pod. for now, i am using it as-is since i do have another stainless pod half made. it will not have the micrometer in it as the first one does.