Support table or shelf for turntable


I was hoping to replace my oak table with either a wall mounted shelf of a heavy steel table.
The reason is that I am finding that the oak is picking up and transmitting vibrations to the turntable, a Garrard 401 in a birch ply plinth. I am hoping to move to a slate plinth and wanted to maximize the support strength and reduce feedback.
Here is a link to the shelf and here is a link to the table. Both examples of what I'm looking at.
Shelf would be mounted to concrete wall. Table would stand on concrete floor.
Thanks.
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I can appreciate your current set-up.

Upon reconsideration, I believe you could now see improvements from a total isolation/sonic perspective? Right?

Good luck!
You may find this helpful in explaining the benefits and pitfalls of different solutions: http://symposiumusa.com/UltraAnalog.html

I like the idea of both "isolating" the rig from external vibration while simultaneously draining the plinth and bearing of vibration through transmission to the constrained layer platform.

I am in the process of installing an Ultra Platform under my TNT with a separate custom Super Plus mini-platform underneath the motor/flywheel assembly, all on top of my existing BrightStar Big Rock/Sound Anchors stand. Hoping to complete the project this week.

Dave
Thanks everyone for the valued suggestions. I’ll study up in more detail all the notes kindly supplied. Thanks.
A few points to clarify:
  1. Remember the new rig will (hopefully) be a rebuilt 401 in a slate plinth.
  2. The issue I’m facing is that when I knock on the oak table legs or lower cross-member, I hear it through the speakers. I reckon if I can hear it, so to can the 401.
  3. I want to get rid of the oak table anyway and take the LP12 out of the equation. It was a temp solution years ago and now i want to deal with it.
  4. The granite blocks: I originally had the TT on the concrete floor on felt pads. It sounded great. I moved it to the oak table and it lost a lot - woolly and smeared. I added the 3 x granite blocks and it made the world of difference - 90% of the floor set up. I then added the steel cones pointing up and touching the underside of the plinth, and this made it sound better than the floor. This is the way it has been for a few years. Because of this experience, I feel the 401 works best when everything is as rigid as possible.
  5. Before going the (complex) springs route, I’d really like to try something like a wall mounted table. See these brackets. Wall mounted with upward pointing spikes into say a 2" maple top plate. I’m uncertain what type of feet to add between the slate plinth and the maple. Rollerblocks?


I use cones  (Bearpaws) under my turntable and found it a very valuable upgrade.  Tried other things without that level of success.
The springs route isn’t all that complex, I’m more than happy to help where I can..

Placing my turnable on a spring suspended butcher block platform reduced significantly any sounds caused by hitting my rack. I really have to hit it hard to get any sound to transfer to the speakers.
If the coupling/shelf route doesn’t quite work 100%, you should definitely consider springs.
That being said, rollerblocks seem like they'd add isolation in the horizontal plane as well as isolation from torsion, which certainly wouldn't hurt.