Turntable - On the Wall or to the Floor?


I'm in the process of buying a new analog front end. It was recently recommended to me that I make every effort to put my turntable on a stand that's tied into my "real" wood suspended floor rather than put it on a wall.

I have a 1920 farm house and the floors are loose, wavy, and I can't find a level spot. I once tried my Billy Baggs stand with my old turntable setup and this was scary.

My walls are 2x6 and plaster. I was going to use a Target shelf that's secured to the studs. Doesn't this method also tie the TT to the floor since the studs and floor joists are tied? Any suggestions?
kennythekey
unless your stand is on a solid concrete slab floor, I would mount it on the wall. I have suspended hardwood floors on the main level of my home that are pretty spring due to the engineered truss system the builder used. I can't walk across the floor without affecting the record playing. Depending on volume level I also get feedback (depending on which table I'm using).

By the way, my knowledge of table technology is limited to what I've read here (most discussion recommends securing your table on a rigid foundation, or on the wall, or in another room), and my own personal experience (I'm an engineer and casual geek), but I don't understand the logic of the recommendation you receive, and fail to see any benefit it provides. As to your last question, it may indeed tie the table into your floors (assuming this is a valid goal); however, if your wall is a bearing wall, or located on a bearing surface this would take the floor out of play, which IMHO is your goal.
Put it wherever it is less likely to move. In your case, the wall. For other people with solid, concrete floors, it would be the floor. A load bearing wall is better than a non-load bearing wall since such walls will be over foundation walls or supporting posts. Yes, putting it on the wall will result in it being connected to the floor, but you are minimizing the effect of the bouncy floor because of the extra mass that you are attaching the table to.