Patrick, glad it worked out for you, I tried quite hard to buy it but the seller got the hump when the add was 1st pulled by ebay for COC, thought I'd reported him ( I hadn't).

Re: plinth material, I've tried a few with Garrard 401 *, slate and Panzer sit collecting dust as I prefer ply with an isolated Corian armboard. Beech Multiplex with isolated top plate was superior, but I'm not convinced it worth the extra cost (£200 vs £50) for a sheet.

I reckon how the arms supported is as much an influence to the sound, so we should be looking at separate arm pods rather than hung up on materials??**




*Garrard's produce much greater amounts of vibration compared to SP10 and TTS.

**Compare a Rega RB arm with nut just tight enough to one thats been spanered, very different sounds.

JohnG, can you point me towards that sheet material, I'm game to try if its cheap