za Zen (sitting meditation) is a stable isolation platform designed for turntables tube amps & other sensitive audio equipment. The combination of the platform mass & the integrated Iso Acoustics isolation technology allows audio gear to reveal greater acoustic clarity & detail. The za Zen isolation platforms are the latest addition to the award winning family of isolation products from Iso Acoustics. The za Zen provides a stable isolation platform with a low noise floor designed for turntables & audio components. The name za Zen is from Zen Buddhism & refers to sitting in peaceful meditation. za Zen features an elegant medium gloss black finish over a dense fiber construction to provide the ideal combination of visual & acoustic design to complete the Iso Acoustics platform. The platform is very dense & contains no voids making it an ideal material for the isolation platform. The crucial element is the integrated isolators which use Iso Acoustics patented isolation technology. The combination of the mass from the dense platform with the integrated isolators creates a high degree of isolation allowing turntables & electronic components to perform at their best revealing greater acoustic clarity & detail. Navigating the tiny variations in the vinyls groove the turntable stylus is a delicate instrument. Problems occur at higher volumes footsteps cause the record to skip but what is often overlooked are the finer details that are missing or distorted as a result of vibrations.