Gingko Audio VPI Super Scoutmaster Turntable Cloud 12 Vibration Control Isolation Platform

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Description

Take your VPI Super Scoutmaster to the next level of sonic bliss with this beautiful custom made, 2-Piece Vibration Isolation Platform!

The new Cloud 12 2-Piece Vibration Isolation Platform features a thicker top and bottom plate, larger foot print for larger components and deeper dimple wells in the bottom plate making it more stable. Its vibration reduction performance is significantly improved over the Cloud 10.

The Gingko Audio Cloud 12 2-Piece Vibration Isolation Platform is a perfect upgrade for your Super Scoutmaster turntable, highly recommended by Elusive Disc and Michael Fremer (Cloud 11 Platform)!

PLEASE NOTE: The VPI Super Scoutmaster Cloud 12 2-Piece Isolation Platform will only work with Super Scoutmasters with the Dual Motor Flywheel assembly and motor. It will NOT work with the Super Scoutmaster/Rim Drive combo. Please use the Cloud 11 Medium Isolation Platform instead. Click Here!

New review of Cloud 11 Isolation Platform in Michael Fremer's Analog Corner, Stereophile November 2004 issue!

"Using some B&K conditioning amps, an IBM Thinkpad, and Spectrogram software developed by Richard Horne, the Gingko boys were able to give me irrefutable evidence that their platform was effective in isolating the Scoutmaster from the outside world."

"... [and] There was an absolute sonic difference commensurate with what was measured. Putting the Cloud under the Scoutmaster resulted in a dramatic lowering of the noise floor and an improvement in the "blackness" of the background. Images stood out in clarified relief, bass tightened, transients sounded sharper and more natural. The differences were not at all subtle."

"As far as I am concerned, even if Gingko Audio's balls are lifted from racquet sports, they've done the research, they've considered the math, they've built nicely finished platforms on which to squeeze the balls just so, and they don't charge outrageous amounts for something that really works. Highly recommended." - Michael Fremer, Analog Corner, Stereophile, November 2004.

Cloud 12 2-Piece Isolation Platform Features:
Its bottom plate is designed with deeper wells to provide an added level of safety in use. The ball stays in the well and rests squarely on the dimple thus preventing accidental rolling off of the bottom plate.
The top plate features a thicker skirt that makes the platform more rigid to withstand heavier components and minimize deformation.
The extra thickness of the bottom plate and the top plate skirt improve vibration reduction performance to an average of 99% of the vibration from 5Hz to 500 Hz, with a resonance frequency of around 13 Hz.
The Cloud 12 comes standard with five balls. Since each ball has an optimal weight load of 10 lbs, a standard Cloud 12 with 5 balls is matched perfectly with components up to 50-60 lbs. Subtract balls for lighter loads and add more balls for heavier loads.

Special Note:
The motor platform is a fixed platform without ball suspension. The plinth platform will have the four balls on the corners. The motor platform is built a little higher to level with the plinth platform when set up. Pads are provided to go under the silver coned feet of the plinth.
Dimensions:
24" W x 18" D x 2.5" H

Includes: 5 Rubber Balls