The inflatable air bags are effective in improving the vibration isolation of the turntable, but they are a real pain to re-inflate. Fortunately, they hold their air for a few months after inflation, and their rate of deflation is about the same so you don't have to really worry about the table becoming tilted.
The hard part is re-inflating them. They don't hold a lot of air, so when you undo the hose clamp, that little hiss of escaping air often means enough air has escaped that the bladder is back down on its collar. So you would have to try again and hope that you can pull the clamp off fast enough to avoid losing pressure. Times four. This isn't so much a tweak as a chore.
So you have maybe fifteen minutes worth of effort every few months. I can do that. Of course, nothing prevents you from listening to your records with the bladders deflated, especially if you don't have an audible vibration problem.
I hope to see the valveless bladder soon. I suppose they will be like tennis balls that don't really deflate, perhaps similar to Gingko Audio's rubber balls in its Cloud Eleven platforms.
The hard part is re-inflating them. They don't hold a lot of air, so when you undo the hose clamp, that little hiss of escaping air often means enough air has escaped that the bladder is back down on its collar. So you would have to try again and hope that you can pull the clamp off fast enough to avoid losing pressure. Times four. This isn't so much a tweak as a chore.
So you have maybe fifteen minutes worth of effort every few months. I can do that. Of course, nothing prevents you from listening to your records with the bladders deflated, especially if you don't have an audible vibration problem.
I hope to see the valveless bladder soon. I suppose they will be like tennis balls that don't really deflate, perhaps similar to Gingko Audio's rubber balls in its Cloud Eleven platforms.