Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

"Whatever" means normal disturbances that occur in the typical playback setting, not f**king seismic events or dog accidents or children running into the tt or etc.

This has NOTHING to do with suspended turntables. Nothing nothing nothing. I don't like suspended turntables, as a rule. What you are thinking of is that in a suspended turntable the tonearm and bearing/platter MUST respond in unison, else you have all sorts of problems. But I am not in any way, shape, or form talking about suspended tt's per se. Are we clear?

It's hard enough to make the point without these exaggerations.

Lewm,
Okay, take away the movement in unison aspect of a suspension, and exactly what are these extraneous sources of energy?
Why is it better if they are joined by a plinth or whatever, than planted on the base?
Don't tell me they will act in unison to some undefined energy and cancel affects, because they won't. I'm saying it's more likely negative affects will be increased.

A plinth or chassis is a logical design for a commercial table, but it is also good at transmitting extraneous energy between platter and arm. I can't understand why you think this is desirable. Heavy pods coupled to a heavy base is more likely to resist this negative energy, depending on design.
Regards,

A plinth or chassis is a logical design for a commercial table,

And I think that just answered Lew's question why most turntable manufacturers produce the 'attached' package.
It's easy, convenient and generally 'plug'n'play'.
But this discussion really belongs on the Copernican Thread which, despite its absence from recent activity, has had nearly 1,000,000 hits so hopefully some readers are inspired to try it out...❓😎
As I repeated many times...I'm not trying to convince the sceptics here. I'm merely relaying my findings after creating the model and comparing it to all the commercial turntables I have heard and owned myself.
The only answer I could find to explain the improvements I was hearing...was the presumption that a massive level armpod was perhaps the important ingredient❓👀
I never imagined the hostility this simple mission would unleash....and all from those who have never tried it themselves...😱
Please forgive me...🙏🏽

I agree with Halcro. This latest discussion belongs on the Copernicus thread. Why Halcro's favored topology, which is not at all original to Halcro, has anything to do with Copernicus, I have never understood, but that's ok. It's catchy.

Go forth and build your pods.

Why Halcro's favored topology, which is not at all original to Halcro, has anything to do with Copernicus, I have never understood, but that's ok. It's catchy.

Now that's a good question to put to the Copernican Thread....😎