I have the passive Vibraplane and have used it under a VPI HW19 Mk4 and my current Redpoint Testa Rosa. When I had the VPI it was sitting on the top shelf of an Audio rack. When I inserted the Vibraplane underneath it transformed the sound of the VPI to a much higher level. The sound was much more open with much better clarity, the noise floor dropped and there was better dynamics. Overall it made improvements in all areas. The difference was not subtle.