Turntable Vibration-isolation Devices

[doctorbongo]

I'm certain there are numerous good threads for this on the site, or at least one.
Would someone stir it to the top of the vat for me, please.

I gather I need to build a box of sand, but I want to make sure I build the right box of sand.

thanks.
dennis


This post has been edited by doctorbongo on January 01, 2009 09:56 pm

[dingus]

here's one from fellow ST'er Haoleb.
http://www.audiotweaks.com/diy2/brandon_platform/page01.htm

[niklasthedolphin]

Solid Tech's Disc Of Silence or the IsoClear.
http://www.solid-tech.net/isolator.htm

A wall-mount shelf dedicated for TT.


Take away the acrylic lid to avoid acoustic reflections.

A Box of sand is no more effective than a tile.
The wall mount shelf is better if the wall is stable.

"dolph"

[stuwee]

Hi Dennis, it might be more helpfull if you mentioned what TT you're using and what problems you want to solve, ie; are you sure the sand box is the solution?

Craig

[Lazarus Short]

My solution was a heavy, thick (11/16) slab of plexiglass. It would have cost me fifty bucks, but it was only ten, because I found it in the scrap room of a local plex fabricator. The turntable sits on the slab, the slab sits on seven sorbothane pucks, the pucks sit on the top of my Sanus rack, etc. No skips yet, even when I have walked across the floor while spinning LP's.

Laz

[Lazarus Short]

An update on the Sorbothane:

I took a TT to the shop some time ago, and it knocked and rattled all the way there because one of the transit screws was not usable, so I took the platter off and hoped for the best. Before picking it up, I thought of putting sorbothane pucks under it, and did, and it came home with nary a rattle. It plays perfectly.

Laz

[doctorbongo]

Howdy, gents.

Stuwee, I didn't have any particular problem, just the normal transient vibrations of setting it on the 8 foot long album cabinet that also holds my other gear.
Yesterday at the Goodwill I found a foam lined plexiglass ring cabinet that is just large enough to hold just about any TT I own. Right now I am using a Fisher Studio Standard linear tracking TT, because it sounds better than any of the others. When I get around to setting up the others properly with some of the cartridges I have, I would imagine they will win out, but for now this is good.

I'll have to look into this mysterious Sorbothane.
Where might one tilt against this beast?

I would like to try it under the cabinet.