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Cartridge Man's "Isolator" - Good for older arms?
Made a very nice improvement with my Music Maker III used on a Rega RB600 arm! Everything is cleaner and more subtle details emerged from well known reference recordings. Highly recommended. 
Rega P25 Setup Question
To eliminate the effect of the spring you have to turn the dial up past 3 not down to 0. Crank it up past 3 and use the weight to set the VTF!!! 
Riggle VTAF question
I forgot to mention that I just tried the Iron Audio (Sheer Audio) acrylic platter from musicdirect and it was horrible compared to glass and Achromat. I'm sending the acrylic platter back tomorrow!!!!! 
Riggle VTAF question
You may not want to spend more money but I added a 5mm Funk Firm Achromat on top of the glass platter. This is one of the greatest upgrades I have made to my P25. The Achromat really opens up the soundstage and gives more 3 dimensionality to the r... 
Rega P25-best upgrade
I would like to chime in here for the record. My experience has been similar to others as far as replacing the subplatter but I have to let everyone know that I found the Iron Audio Acrylic Platter apalling. Sure it tamed the highs a little and to... 
Best wood for making an isolation platform?
Air dried maple is better than kiln dried. Kiln drying ruptures the cells of the wood while air drying preserves the cellular structure (or so I have read). It is the nature of the cellular structure that gives Maple it's harmonic quality. Regular...