What Type of Turntable Isolation do you use?

[Z-A]

Some of you may have seen and heard our set up at Whittlebury last year, including a 30 year old Sony PSB-80 turntable on our then prototype full isolation shelf. The sounds produced caught much attention, and deservedly so, the Bio-tracer performed wonderfully when floated in complete isolation by opposing magnetic levitation, fully height adjustable for levelling and concealed for a clean aesthetic. Using this level of support system really allows the vinyl replay to do its job and the result is outstanding fidelity indeed.

The final revision and production version of the HELIOS platform will be launched at this years T.H.E. Show, Newport Beach, L.A. May 29-June1st.

[nat8808]

And if you ever get the chance, listen to what a laboratory grade device such as an air suspension Vibraplane can do. It's quite startling how much sweeter and 'quieter' the music gets. Shame they cost a lot, and they are also heavy and ugly. Apart from that....
But sobothane et al......you can do a lot better. Shame, but there it is.

Vibraplanes in their non-hifi branded versions aren't bad secondhand, just that they're more common in the states. You can a supposedly better design and without pneumatics, the Minus-k or something. About $2k plus shipping, lab eqipment but I think 6 Moons did a factory visit and review.

[nat8808]

Kinetic Systems Benchmate 2212 is the same as the Vibraplane 2212

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KINETIC-SYST...-/260937207590

That one above has been for sale for about 10 months.. so obviously too high a price. Vibraplane 2212s are about $1800 secondhand. But they do need pumps (which switch in and out, don't think they run all the time).

Considering how much some people spend on racks, two of these supporting a large rack would probably be much better.

Here is the Minus-k review from 6 Moons: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/minusk/platform.html

Bet the Kinetic Systems things could be picked up from lab liquidation sales - certainly have seen 50kg+ slate optical tables go for about £60 at auction.