Medical Isolation Platforms


Decided to open a discussion on Vibraplane, Halcyonics, Minus-K type tables. What are the merits of active vs passive and industrial vs medical? Is the fuss of setting up compressors and tubing worth the benefits of active and is the only difference with industrial vs medical the mass load? Would a cheap passive platform be an upgrade over say a Symposium or BDR Shelf?
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@sdlevene 1+ 

MinusK platforms are the best available for reasons sdlevene mentioned. Putting any turntable that does not have built in isolation on a MinusK platform will make a significant improvement in performance. This is no idle "tweak."  It is also not cheap costing over $5000. It can be tricky to set up/balance and you have to get use to handling a turntable that can bounce around. They are also not exactly attractive although they do have a relatively new "slim" model. I would recess it into the cabinet. 

If you have an expensive turntable that you really like for whatever reason but, it is not isolated, the MinusK  platform is IMHO mandatory.