Is the KAB Fluid Damper worth it if...

"So you have brass cones on the turntable, then a maple platform, then folded paper and then Vibrapods?"

Yes, then the Vibrapods sit on a piece of glass that
came with my rack.

"Do you think placing folded paper under the Vibrapods mitigates their effectiveness, and on the overall effectiveness of the vibration system you have designed?"

Maybe. I'm not done yet, I'm just doing a little at a time
until I can get a Solid Tech rack. I like the sound I'm getting though.

Just use the larger diameter washer (2 1/4 ") That's
what I use & they are very secure & not wobbly at all.

I'm using a small straight, about 6" long
level & a bubble level.

I just use some paper folded up over some Vibrapods
which are under a 1/2 " piece of maple. I just had to
prop up the front just a little.

I want to get one of those Michigan maple boards but
I ordered the drop in cabinet from KAB so I'll have
to wait a little while.

"That must barely fit within the molded edge"

It fits over not in, I thought I got one the fit
inside the hole but these fit over & worked perfect.
It's more like 1/16" thick. It looks nice also. Just
pick out ones that are the same, they don't all have
the same edge. It sounds so much better with the cones.

I bought 4 3/4 inch washers, they fit right over
the holes for the original feet. The Dayton cones
then fit tight & straight & don't sway at all.

3/4 " Diameter, they fit perfect right over
the holes. They cost 60 cents each. I tried
the little quarter ones also, they did nothing
just like you said.

I can't believe how bad the original feet are,
you don't notice until you take them off.

3/4 " must be the hole size, I thought that was
small, the washer diameter is 2 1/4 ". They are
maybe 1/8 " thick.

I switched the brass cones out for some Gingko Mini Clouds. I had a base made by a friend of mine so I wanted something different. I like the sound a little better, seems to be more bass & a blacker background.

I put pictures in the System page. My friend did the base for $45.00. I did the stain, I went for a antique look.