Regular Cloud 11 platform, shown with the top and bottom plates
Regular Cloud 11 bottom plate, shown with vibration control balls positioned in the wells

Small Cloud 11

$599.00

One of the three  sizes in the Cloud 11™ series, the Cloud 11S model comes with six balls to carry an optimal load of around 50 lbs. Users can subtract balls for lighter loads and add balls for heavier loads.  Fewer balls result in a softer suspension and a fuller, richer sound.  More balls result in a stiffer suspension and a more dynamic, exciting sound.

Description

The Cloud 11™ vibration control platform has the following features

  • Its bottom plate has deeper wells to provide an added level of safety in use. The balls stay in the wells, resting squarely on the dimples.
  • Measuring 18 inches by 16 inches, the top plate accommodates components with larger footprints. It features a thicker skirt that makes the platform more rigid to withstand heavier components and minimize deformation.
  • The extra thickness of the bottom plate and the top plate skirt improve vibration reduction performance to an average of 99% of the vibration from 5 Hz to 500 Hz, with a resonant frequency of around 13 Hz.

Additional information

Dimensions 18 × 16 × 2.5 in
Acrylic finish

Product Reviews

All in all the Gingko Cloud 11 is a great product at a reasonable price. It is simple to set up and use and it does what it claims to do. It looks good under even the most well manufactured components and larger sizes are also available, (the largest is 26″ x 20″) for oversized turntables and components.

Adam Goldfine, Gingko Audio Cloud 11 Vibration Control Platform, Positive Feedback, Issue 39, 2008

If you own a turntable you owe it to yourself to try this superb product at an honest price. The music emerges from a cleaner background, the overall presentation is livelier, the soundstage larger and more detailed. Individual instruments and voices now contain missing detail.

John Zurek, Gingko Audio Cloud 11 Vibration Control Platform, Positive Feedback, Issue 36, 2008

Rather than expanding the soundstage, the Gingko cleans things up without changing the size of the performance. This allows the background to seem blacker, images to float a little more, and dynamic nuances to be more easily conveyed.

John Herzog, Tweakers’ Asylum – Isolation Devices Binge Update (Very Long), Audio Asylum, February 2005

I immediately noticed that the bass was better. ALL OVER better. Firmer, deeper, tighter — the whole nine yards. And I could play the LP VERY loudly with no problems at all.

Robert Hughes, Vinyl Asylum: REVIEW: Gingko Audio Cloud 11 Isolation Platform Turntables by Skylab, Audio Asylym, November 2004

Unlike most cones and footers I’ve tried, the Cloud 11 did not highlight portions of the frequency spectrum. Instead, I noticed a quieter aural canvas where instruments and voices emerged from a blacker backdrop with greater focus and definition. Bass was tighter and music had a slightly more dynamic snap to it. The upper midrange and highs were also sweeter, with less sibilance and glare.

Paul Candy, Paul Candy Presents Audio Candy, 6moons, November 2004

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