Soundsupports came into existence because of a sorry looking Thorens TD160 MKI which we rescued from a rubbish dump. We did not know much about this model of turntable at the time but a bit of research on the internet made us realise that it was highly regarded and well worth saving. Unfortunately the chipboard Plinth had got wet and started to swell and split at the corners so a new one was required, as we have been involved in the sheet metal and welding and fabricating business for years the natural conclusion we came to was that we should fabricate a new Plinth from Stainless Steel. Once we had completed this task our attention was directed to trying to improve the sound quality further so of course this meant a change of Tone Arm, it was at this point that we realised that this was not as easy as it should be….. 

  

We wanted to fit an SME3009 Arm and found the only adaptor Plates available were the flimsy plastic ones you could get second hand so this got us thinking...why not manufacture one from Aluminium? This is where Soundsupports really started because instead of making one we produced a batch of seventeen which we very quickly sold via an auction website. We naturally progressed to making purpose built Mounting Plates to suit Rega and Linn arms which are also very popular arms to fit onto the TD160.  

  

  

 It was then time to diversify and offer Mounting Plates for other makes of turntable such as Garrard and eventually Technics. Today we offer a full range of Mounting Plates and accessories to suit many different Turntable / Arm combinations as well as polished Stainless Steel Plinths to suit other models such as the Garrard 301 / 401 and the Thorens TD124 which can be seen on our website and purchased through our online shop. We will ship to all parts of the world  and to date have many thousands of satisfied customers. 

 

 

 We also offer a design and production service for customers with special requirements of Mounting Plates, Armboards or in fact any type of metal work so please contact us if you need a quote on anything unusual, this service includes a CAD drawing which is forwarded to the customer for approval before production. Please see some Special one off Bespoke Plates that we have manufactured for our customers in our Gallery.