Aurio bearings?

My dealer gave me a pretty convincing demonstration by jumping into the air next to his Aurios-suspended LP-12, which didn't move a bit. If I could figure out how to use them under my Mana table, I'd order some.

Hi johno:

Although I've never tried them in my system, I have been interested in them and did some research via the 'Vinyl Asylum'. The almost uniform feeling is that they work very well BUT the equipment support has to be *absolutely* level and flat or else they don't float.

Best Regards,
Mark Dunn_

these are a similiar to the aurios. I tried them under my Garrard 401. It really transformed the machine, gave it gutwrenching siesmic bass, as if it needed it :-). Ultimately I found the effect exagerrated under my turntable.

Peter

Got them, tried them can't use them. I didn't try them under a TT but attempted under CDp's. The problem of flat and level is not too difficult to arrange (we all have laser levels and time on our hands don't we?) What I found digfficult to cope with is dressing the cables, particularly Burndys, which tend to drag the player out of true. Apart from the frustration of chasing your player around the surface in order to get the three bearings level and floating, I found that they gave a thinner leaner sound to a CDS and CD5 which in the end was not to my liking. Nicely made but expensive.They might be most cost-effective in place of a dedicated support table rather than as a supplement to one.

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Originally posted by Nick:
I suspect if they make the base boomy on the 401, it's revealing a problem somewhere else (VTA?). Generally, they tighten base.

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not boomy, just gut wrenching and overpowering, exagerrated if you will. It was in a different room to the current room, and I no longer have the darumas ..

Peter

My LP12 gained substantial weight, control, and musical finesse when I put the Aurios bearings underneath. It was a similar boost to adding an external PSU ('Geddon clone). Everything just got clearer and made more sense.

My dealer had a neat trick using small bearings inside the small hole on one side, which fit nicely inside the Philips screw heads on the front 2 corners, and the rear center of the LP12. Leveling is key, as is dressing/securing cables, but the result is astounding. Highly recommended.

M

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to where I can find out about these? i've seen a floating perspex thingy for about $500. Is this the same thing?

It seems that their site no longer speaks about the MIB's but this may be of interest.
http://www.soundstage.com/yfiles/yfiles200007.htm