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SM - I have already posted on this topic on another forum - if you PM me I will give you details.

Ak - it isnt "susceptible" - its specifically designed to use external isolation to avoid the problems associated with suspended decks. Thats like saying a cartridge is susceptible to requiring a tonearm. Brinkmann is a small manufacturer and its a pretty speciliast piece of equipment so why should he make one when you can buy one for much less money than he would be able to make it for (economies of scale for sem platform manufacturers). Sure rockport designed their own but then the deck is over 5 times as much and at that price you can incorporate it directly - thought I bet it still isnt as good as an sem bench and that the BL might well sound better than the rock port. Designing the deck to give consistant results regardless of siting i.e. suspension, means that you are fundamentally limiting the task for which the deck is designed - measurement of the groove. By avoiding this compromise and relying on external isolation then there is no such limit. It can be made to sound optimal for every customer - they can choose either an hrs, tss or somehting like a vibraplane / sem bench. Problem sorted. No hassle. It sounds great on my tss however maybe an active solution would sound even better. There is no compromise - it is actually seeking to avoid compromise. It just happens that it offends some peoples sense of whats right ;-). Many dealers are happy to provide a complete solution for either yorke / BL either using vibraplane, hrs etc etc. Sure there are easier solutions but I am just concerned with getting the best performance I can. A suitably isolated BL gives that and I have listened to as many alternatives as I could find. And the next best deck I have heard is a suitably isolated SY S7 - which sounds better than the s8, which is just an s7 with suspension added, even with both of them sited on a slate plinth. Which provides strong evidence for my point. Phew!

Even brinkmann wants to provide the best solution at the best cost to some degree - which is his deck approach plus isolation. Not everyone will want this approach however and for people that want a siting independent solution then go for avid, sme etc. If you want more "hassle" (and I do) go for a BL or SY. Then diy all your kit. You pays your money etc... I prefer to take the path less travelled. Call it obsession if you like.

<blockquote data-quote="anon_bb" data-source="post: 625269" data-attributes="member: 2360">SM - I have already posted on this topic on another forum - if you PM me I will give you details. Ak - it isnt &quot;susceptible&quot; - its specifically designed to use external isolation to avoid the problems associated with suspended decks. Thats like saying a cartridge is susceptible to requiring a tonearm. Brinkmann is a small manufacturer and its a pretty speciliast piece of equipment so why should he make one when you can buy one for much less money than he would be able to make it for (economies of scale for sem platform manufacturers). Sure rockport designed their own but then the deck is over 5 times as much and at that price you can incorporate it directly - thought I bet it still isnt as good as an sem bench and that the BL might well sound better than the rock port. Designing the deck to give consistant results regardless of siting i.e. suspension, means that you are fundamentally limiting the task for which the deck is designed - measurement of the groove. By avoiding this compromise and relying on external isolation then there is no such limit. It can be made to sound optimal for every customer - they can choose either an hrs, tss or somehting like a vibraplane / sem bench. Problem sorted. No hassle. It sounds great on my tss however maybe an active solution would sound even better. There is no compromise - it is actually seeking to avoid compromise. It just happens that it offends some peoples sense of whats right ;-). Many dealers are happy to provide a complete solution for either yorke / BL either using vibraplane, hrs etc etc. Sure there are easier solutions but I am just concerned with getting the best performance I can. A suitably isolated BL gives that and I have listened to as many alternatives as I could find. And the next best deck I have heard is a suitably isolated SY S7 - which sounds better than the s8, which is just an s7 with suspension added, even with both of them sited on a slate plinth. Which provides strong evidence for my point. Phew! Even brinkmann wants to provide the best solution at the best cost to some degree - which is his deck approach plus isolation. Not everyone will want this approach however and for people that want a siting independent solution then go for avid, sme etc. If you want more &quot;hassle&quot; (and I do) go for a BL or SY. Then diy all your kit. You pays your money etc... I prefer to take the path less travelled. Call it obsession if you like.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="anon_bb, post: 625269, member: 2360"] SM - I have already posted on this topic on another forum - if you PM me I will give you details. Ak - it isnt "susceptible" - its specifically designed to use external isolation to avoid the problems associated with suspended decks. Thats like saying a cartridge is susceptible to requiring a tonearm. Brinkmann is a small manufacturer and its a pretty speciliast piece of equipment so why should he make one when you can buy one for much less money than he would be able to make it for (economies of scale for sem platform manufacturers). Sure rockport designed their own but then the deck is over 5 times as much and at that price you can incorporate it directly - thought I bet it still isnt as good as an sem bench and that the BL might well sound better than the rock port. Designing the deck to give consistant results regardless of siting i.e. suspension, means that you are fundamentally limiting the task for which the deck is designed - measurement of the groove. By avoiding this compromise and relying on external isolation then there is no such limit. It can be made to sound optimal for every customer - they can choose either an hrs, tss or somehting like a vibraplane / sem bench. Problem sorted. No hassle. It sounds great on my tss however maybe an active solution would sound even better. There is no compromise - it is actually seeking to avoid compromise. It just happens that it offends some peoples sense of whats right ;-). Many dealers are happy to provide a complete solution for either yorke / BL either using vibraplane, hrs etc etc. Sure there are easier solutions but I am just concerned with getting the best performance I can. A suitably isolated BL gives that and I have listened to as many alternatives as I could find. And the next best deck I have heard is a suitably isolated SY S7 - which sounds better than the s8, which is just an s7 with suspension added, even with both of them sited on a slate plinth. Which provides strong evidence for my point. Phew! Even brinkmann wants to provide the best solution at the best cost to some degree - which is his deck approach plus isolation. Not everyone will want this approach however and for people that want a siting independent solution then go for avid, sme etc. If you want more "hassle" (and I do) go for a BL or SY. Then diy all your kit. You pays your money etc... I prefer to take the path less travelled. Call it obsession if you like. [/QUOTE]

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