My main listening room is on the second floor, carpeted on a suspended subfloor. I do not have the luxury of moving the sound system away from the speakers due purely to room size (15' x 15' x 8') and layout (open on two sides - second floor game/media room). I feel my table is shielded from mechanical vibrations. The VPI Aries 3D has the mini-HRX feet, this sits upon a 2.5" layered birch platform with a cork top which is on 4 isoblocks that sit on my marble-topped audio console.
Feedback through turntable
My system consists of a McIntosh C2300 preamp, MC452 amp, MCD500 SACD player, VPI Aries 3D with Ortofon Cadenza MC cartridge, Manley ChinookSE phono stage, PS Audio P5, Sonus faber Cremona Auditor M speakers and REL B1 Sub bass system. My issue is with turntable use only; SACD has no issues. On my pre when volume is +55 (peak at 45watts) I start to get feedback through the turntable - a sort of low freq sound, back off volume and it goes away. My Auditor M speaker is about 3 ft away and in front of turntable. I do have a rumble filter (KAB) installed between preamp and phonostage to help with sub woofer pumping. Due to room layout I cannot rearrange the setup/move turntable. My turntable is on a 2.5" block of wood and that sits on 4 isolation blocks via spiked feet. Any thoughts how I can eliminate this problem? Harry Weisfeld with VPI states he has 4 15" woofers (JBL Everest) near his Prime Signature setup with no issues at all. Why am I having this problem and how can I eliminate it? Thank you in advance for all feedback.
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