Vibration Tweaks

Sistrum and Audiopoints are based on physics and not conjecture. These devices are the only ones I am aware of that were simultaneously designed to evacuate, electrical, mechanical,as well as airborne disturbances. They do not dampen nor do they isolate. They are a high speed conductive path for the internal, as well as the externally generated noise to exit from the device they are placed under. Mixing and stirring will create a soup sandwich, but in my experience soup does not serve the music well.

We have to be careful with out generalizations here. Vibration in a tonearm or headshell or cartridge should be damped. If you allow it to vibrate, it will eliminate part of your pickup capabilities, and impart unwanted resonant sounds. No load path can remove this vibration fast enough.
In general regarding components, damping and controlled vibrational paths can be used depending on the circumstance. I use hard cones under my TT, but I damp my headshell and cartridge. Understanding the nature of the vibrations, and their effect on the particular item, will determine whether load paths or damping should be used. There is no "catch-all" method.

You got him. Maybe damping the tonearm and headshell to help with pickup. I'll give you that. But that's all. Theaudiotweak is dead on about everything else.

What selected resonances are being dampened that will not interfere with dynamics, transient speed, or coherence..?You succeeded in re-tuning your arm and cartridge by shifting the resonances to a different frequency. They are still attached.