Springs under turntable


I picked up a set of springs for $35 on Amazon. I intended to use them under a preamp but one thing led to another and I tried them under the turntable. Now, this is no mean feat. It’s a Garrard 401 in a 60pound 50mm slate plinth. The spring device is interesting. It’s sold under the Nobsound brand and is made up of two 45mm wide solid billets of aluminum endcaps with recesses to fit up to seven small springs. It’s very well made. You can add or remove springs depending on the weight distribution. I had to do this with a level and it only took a few minutes. They look good. I did not fit them for floor isolation as I have concrete. I played a few tracks before fitting, and played the same tracks after fitting. Improvement in bass definition, speed, air, inner detail, more space around instruments, nicer timbre and color. Pleasant surprise for little money.
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I have Vandersteen 5A's....I read somewhere at one time that if I decouple the speakers from their spikes on to tile-on-concrete flooring using (maybe Herbies somethings), I would get better sound.   Nope....took all the music away...replaced the speakers on the floor. That's just me...
I don't use a sprung turntable, but in the days I had a Linn....the springs should be wound in different directions to cancel each other's bounce.
I'm guessing you're hearing more air around the instruments?  Those likely are resonances we seek to eliminate.