Ciampa wrote:

Good anoon everyone,I am currently running an RY-5500/RX-5000 trough aramid thread. Was wondering wht wd be the ideal thread tension for the system. Wd it be better being tight or loose ? Both cases I get constant platter speed, my question is more related to the sonic performance of the system. Wd I be better off using a rubber belt instead ? Wht's yr experiences ?Tks/rgds Ciampa.

Ciampa wrote:

I can take the chance of hving yr advise, wd ask about possible improvement in using a vibraplane under both motor and platter. Time being the motor is on 4 Audio Technica feet AT605 and the platter on 4 graphite blocks and the result is quite good.

you use a wrong logic trying to solicit advice about Vibraplan. You need to read my site more, starting from this:

http://www.romythecat.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=432

The point that I am trying to make is that improvements are not abstract commodity but answers to your very specific frustrations. What specific problem you have with Sound and in what direction you would like to take it? Only after you define it for yourself than, and ONLY then, you might question if Vibraplan, or any other platform support devise would do it for you. Any other solicitation of advise is asking a water in a restaurant if the food any good in here. These logic does woks well only if you have no specific excitations in sound or in food….