Most importantly, the Calibrator may be furnished with a special Basis Cable Isolation System, eliminating the Vector or SuperArm’s normal cable attachment point on the subchassis of the turntable. This support isolates the cables from the suspended turntable assembly. In this manner the Calibrator increases the isolation of the Basis fluid damped suspension and eliminates the tonearm cable influence. The sonic difference this makes is astounding. We’ve always known that significant vibrational energy is transmitted up all tonearm cables. Test this for yourself: place a cable against your ear, and scratch the other end of it. You will hear that the cable is an extremely effective conductor of vibrational energy. If this energy enters the isolated subchassis system of your turntable your record player will replay this signal, increasing the distortion of your system. Eliminating this source of vibration by mounting the cables to the “far side” of the suspension eliminates this conduction path. Naturally, only a tonearm such as the Vector or SuperArm, with a very fine cable loop, can benefit from this isolation. Tonearms with full cables exiting from the bottom of the arm will be always be plagued with detail-robbing, grain-creating vibration traveling up the cable. Further, only a turntable with an extremely effective suspension will benefit from the further, final isolation detail of decoupling the tonearm wires. Never has any turntable/tonearm system so closely approached the grain-free, effortless presentation of highspeed master tapes as does the Basis turntable/tonearm system using the Cable Isolation System. The Calibrator Base is available in clear or black acrylic.

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