Isolation stands: snakeoil?

kavakat1

It was several years ago now, and the firm was a random "capital asset disposition" firm in Silicon Valley, whose name I do not recall.  What I do recall was that I trolled Ebay for months in search of active vibration isolation tables, and then I stumbled on these that were somehow improperly classified or mis-named, and they had no bids on them.  So, I snapped them up for almost nothing.  That is the path that worked for me.

Even when the stand is leveled, there’s still some wobble due to the flexibility of the stand posts which are just screw-in legs and such. Is this solution just not viable for a proper turntable setup?

I put the turntable on top of a 27 lbs maple butcher block which is sitting on a trio of Symposium Rollerblocks — this seemed to significantly improve performance. The StudioDeck itself isn’t very heavy, only around 17-18 lbs.

@OP madavid0

Is your glass always half empty?

Wow this thread has gone in quite a few directions.  I have a Artisan Fidelity Lenco based table which weights 90+ lbs and is solid as a rock.  My Lenco sits on two 1" granite slabs with a 3" maple block on top of the granite.  I have experimented with my other devices and my current stand is great.  This cost me about $500. Sure there might be an improvement with some very expensive stands but I am quite happy with my tt setup.

https://www.silentrunningaudio.com/

The ultimate in isolation

Kevin works on resonance in nuclear submarines

i notice a distinct isolation of notes separated in time instead of smeared

think of a pianist rolling across the keys
and hearing each separate note