Yep. Made from Pennsylvania purple slate with green swirls through it. The only mistake I made was not getting bigger all thread. It is solid as a rock, seriously, rap your knuckles on it or bump your knee into it and OUCH.
My apologies though as I don't currently own any AVA gear and posted the pic before realizing which circle this is.
No big deal. I enjoyed your post.
Wayner,why in the world do you have 4 turntables?Just being nosy!!
I actually have 6 working right now. One in the garage for the summer, one in the photo is out of the len's reach (that is my Empire).
Why do I have so many turntables? I like to know what makes them tic. The one in the middle that I call ARMod was built from 3 different turntables plus a custom made plinth. It has the Rega RB300 arm, an Acoustic Research platter and bearing and a VPI motor. It's very quiet amd exciting to listen to. I try to cycle thru them every once in a while.
Wayner