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Turntable suggestions for a shaky wooden floor

I'm using a Rega RP1 and had a significant rumble with even the softest volumes.  I used a cutting board with Sorbothane hemispheric feet and now can listen to music at a pleasant listening level.  

I'd like to step up to a nicer turntable but I've heard some are much better with rumble than others.  I would like to spend $750-1500 for the TT and cartridge.

So far I'm thinking of getting a Technics SL-1200MK7.  Any suggestions on something better or more stable?

Thanks for your time

Stan 

brighamdoc
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4krowme
542 posts
 

+1 for stringreen's suggestion. I had a skipping problem, even though the TT was sitting on a massive rack. Wall mounting solved all of that.

mike_in_nc
1,152 posts
 

Another +1 for wall mounting. I found it worked very, very well for me.

brighamdoc OP
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I would love to Wall mount it.

This is a very unique room. It’s a large 25 foot by 15 foot area with floor to ceiling windows on 2 of the sides. The other side is a fireplace in a solid concrete wall. The other "wall" is actually a long low cabinet separating the room from a dining room. There is no wall actually but a 3 foot high cabinet from which you can see both rooms. Drilling into that cabinet is a not an option.

ghdprentice
6,972 posts
 

Wall mounts are made for suspended floors as turntable suspensions are not made to deal with the kind low frequency caused by suspended floors.

why not mount on the concrete wall?

brighamdoc OP
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I'm not sure how I would run power and wires from the concrete wall to the pre-amp.  It's about 10 feet away.  Is there a wireless option? 

 

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