Vibration Issues / Turntable Decisions
You could try isolating the table on a sub shelf on something like these https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tweaks-townshend-audio-seismic-isolation-pods-isolation-feet-2017-... i also suspect the marble surface is making the problem worse |
The cartridge is not the problem, it is your suspended floors and the spring design of your turntable. Your remedy is a turntable wall shelf like the one below. I use one and it eliminates all foot fall problems. There are several brands and price points available the link below is just an example. http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649225190-target-wall-mount-shelf-for-large-turntables-or-equipme... |
Do not get rid of your 150, as you have it modded, will be hard to beat. If you can absolutely not use a wall mount, you could also try securing the backside of your stand against the wall by wedging a piece of wood between it and the wall. By doing so it provides a secondary plane for stabilizing the stand and will eliminate 99 percent of the floor wobble. If that works you can then make an adjustable one using a piece of wood, a large bolt and a nut. The cost would be just a few dollars. You would use any shelf side facing the wall on the stand as the anchor point. The higher up the better, but I have had success using lower shelfs, too. |
Here is my setup. As you can see the wall-self would look quite odd. I will try securing the cabinet to the back wall, good idea! The TD-150 does go nicely with the Decware equipment, I would like to keep it. https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/GMBMhCy.png Out of curiosity, would there be any benefit to moving to an MC cart or is a 2M Black going to be a great spot to hover around? The MMF 9.3 came with the Eroica LX MC, which was appealing, but of course that also implies a $500-1200 Step-Up Transformer pushing the total upgrade cost a bit up there. |
