I believe a massive stand works the best. This principle is what drives TT makers to use very substantial plinths. You can see that as the TT maker's line goes up in "quality" towards their top of the line, the plinths and overall mass-the table etc. become more and more massive. This is done to prevent the ultra sensitive low output MC carts protected from vibration. Lloyd Walker maker of the renowned Proscenium, TT, insists that not only a massive table is required but that the stand must be very massive as well.
I like the idea of a tube of gas around the whole pre-amp but think the tubes would be the culprit. If you haven't sourced them from a dealer who tests for micophophy I would test them. The tube dampers are never as good as not using a microphonic tube in the first place.
I like the idea of a tube of gas around the whole pre-amp but think the tubes would be the culprit. If you haven't sourced them from a dealer who tests for micophophy I would test them. The tube dampers are never as good as not using a microphonic tube in the first place.