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Nottingham Spacedeck Owners in Isolation

I know that more 'Not owners post on AA, but there seems to be a few more here lately, so here goes:

I have a Spacedeck mounted on the stock plinth and further mounted on a DIY wall support made with 1000lb test angle brackets holding a 2" thick rock maple cutting board. The maple is affixed to the brackets and the brackets bolted to the wall studs with lag screws.

The rigidity is excellent, a glass of water resting on the maple will not yield so much as a ripple when I jump up and down on the floor.

That being said, I am wondering what others are using in terms of isolation with their Spacedecks. Do people find better or worse sound by not utilizing the stock plinth? I find that the rubber feet on the bottom of the tonearm and stationary pods on the Spacedeck are a bit "springy" but perhaps Tom Fletcher has incorpoated this design intentionally. Has anyone tried using after market cones/points with a Spacedeck to an improved effect?

While I absolutely love the sound of my Spacedeck/Spacearm/Shelter 501, as is, I am always looking for beneficial tweaks.
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I tried my Spacedeck with "heavy kit" (highly recommended) but, per Tom's recommendation, no foam platter mat / Space Arm / Shelter 901 with and w/out the factory plinth on a 1.5" maple butcher block and can't hear any difference. I like the look of the current set up (sans plinth) and use the NA plinth under another component in a second system.

Tom said the only reason they started including the plinth is to provide owners with a uniformly stable platform, no matter what the 'table ultimately was placed on. The Space and other NA 'tables originally didn't have such plinths.
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