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The right footing for a turntable

Replaced the brass feet on my 401 plinth. They sat on 3 sample blocks of granite on a heavy oak table. I don't like ro spend if I don't have to. So, I had these stainless steel cone footers lying around and stood them on the granite blocks, points up and sat the 50pound plinth on those. Ridiculous improvement. The soundstage is now locked in an unmoveable focus and the center image has moved up a foot. It is the weirdest thing! A slight light-brown coloration has vanished. Bass is now absurd from the Quad ESL57s. The quality of the source has lifted the performance of all other components.

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wolf_garcia
6,711 posts
 
My table per the Linn manual (he also wrote "Hamilton") sits on a stable, light, lowish table, and sounds tremendous. Maple schmaple...
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noromance OP
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Wolf, Linns are different. I hang mine from the ceiling with fishing line. It really swings. 
bpoletti
1,553 posts
 
I placed my original VPI Aries Extended on some old Stillpoints and never looked back.  The table is on top of oak plywood shelves that hold most of my LPs, so it's NOT going anywhere. 

I might have to try a granite surface plate under the Stillpoints.  Not sure the plywood will support a piece of granite that heavy.  Might have to get a surface plate rack to hold it.
wolf_garcia
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Run a pillar of granite up from your home foundation through a hole in your floor to place the turntable on, and make sure the table is located in another room away from any sound source or people (don't want people breathing on the table). Place maple in the top of your Les Paul where it belongs, and learn how to play the damn thing.
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