Where is Your Turntable?

Thanks Neil,I think you are right, it probably does resonate because of the rubber suspension. The granite seems to weigh about 80 lbs, and if it was completely coupled to the next layer I bet it would be quite dead. I will try your fix first since I already own the granite. I've read several threads lately that seem to imply that platforms with some "spring" like wood absorb,drain vibes better than high mass materials like granite. Timbernation.com has some beatiful racks that caught my eye however.

About 1 foot behind and inside of the left speaker. Not ideal in anyone's book, but it's all the room allows.

We had to make a functional, decent looking living room, leave the fireplace exposed, include the audio system AND a 43" widescreen. All this in a 13 x 17 space. Now that was a challenge.

It took me two months of shuffling furniture and equipment around (on my computer screen, fortunately) before I got a layout that worked... more or less. There isn't a spare cubic inch anywhere, yet it doesn't feel crowded. (Of course I'm pretty skinny!) Even the cats have room, and the sound in the sweet spot is actually quite decent.

Mine is around the corner, in another room, so I could avoid locating it behind the speakers. My speakers are located in my living room, which opens into the dining room. However, there is about a three foot deep wall that runs perpendicular to the long wall shared by the living and dining room - basically a small divider. It is behind this small wall where I have stashed all of my electronics, table included. The table sits atop a rack, whose feet are positioned over joists. Overall I think it's pretty well isolated.

Mine is between the speakers, on top of a Boltz rack that has LPs at the bottom. The table itself is resting on four neophrene rings (borrowed from an old Wadia CDP I had some years back).

I posted this in another thread but it might be helpful in the context of this thread, too.

When attempting use of a wall mount rack, be careful before drilling holes and positioning other associated equipment (regardless of table). Room nodes can be an issue - a serious issue. I built a wall rack using 1000lb rated Stanley brackets and a 3" rock maple base. I positioned where I THOUGHT I'd be okay and attached straight into wall the studs using SIX 3" lag bolts. The floor was a poured concrete slab. As one increased gain, the air borne resonances caused a terrible rumbling mess. Touching the wall near the supports - rock solid, not so much as a trace of vibration. Further out on the base - different story. Moral? The rack can be mounted like a pillar and while you can eliminate floor vibrations and all but eliminate wall vibrations, those air borne forces are much greater than one would think. A two foot repositioning solved the issue entirely, but the six holes required filling and repainting in the process.

Does anyone know a way to eliminate this air-borne effect if someone were locked into an otherwise poor position for a wall mount without moving it elsewhere?