Turntable isolation platforms


Need some reco's on turntable isolation platforms.  Currently I'm considering the isoacoustics delos.  This is another step in the battle to reduce acoustic feedback (see previous posts of mine).  I currently have TT  on a  Pangea audio rack with a rumble filter with iso feet but want to remove rumble filter and use XLR input and not RCA. All ideas are welcome for a solid platform.  GO!
polkalover
 I then had a friend apply pressure to rack and the rumble stopped.


The gross sort of vibration you have, so bad a person pressing with their hand is an improvement, is gross both in frequency and amplitude. All the so-called 'isolation' stuff is tuned to work within a very narrow range. That's why one person gets great results, another so-so, another says it might even be worse. Nobody knows ahead of time what amplitude and frequency is their main problem. No manufacturer publishes that info either. So all you can do is shot-gun it. Which as usual everyone else here is happy to do. Buy! Spend! He who dies with the most discarded toys wins!

Sorry. But the answer has been there so long I built mine more than 15 years ago. Its called a sand box. Shallow little box, filled with sand (mixed with a little oil to hold it together and eliminate dust) and with a little shelf on top. The size of the box, depth of sand, and type of shelf you play around with and by trial and error are able to tune to your particular situation.

Seriously. Don't take my word for it. Don't guess- test! If I'm right then you should notice improvement from something as simple as placing a 10 lb bag of sugar on the rack next to the turntable. Then if that works you could set the turntable on two 10 lb bags laid sideways. Point is you can figure out for yourself what is going on, and what will work to fix it, and all without spending any money or even going out of the house. You could do it tonight.

Go and see.
If you like sand and sugar and things of that nature you might give some consideration to glass micro beads, perfectly round teeny tiny hard glass spheres, the ones sold for use in airport runways, much more suitable to use in isolation stands since they are more easily moved by external forces which is the hallmark of effective isolation - ease of motion. You can put the micro bead box up on cones or springs for an additional stage of isolation. Throw caution to the wind!
Do not want to insult you but I owned aPangea rack and it is nothing great. I moved up to a Solid Steel and it made a big difference. A 4 inch thick solid maple platform with some kind of isolation footers for it to sit on may help. I have 3 platforms, one made from Bubinga wood, one from maple and one granite I am giving away FREE to anyone here.

The caveat is it is pick up ONLY. I live in Rhode Island if there are any takers. The bubinga platform And Granite Platform are large enough for a VPI Prime and the maple platform will fit a Scout.

If anyone is interested in picking one up, send me a PM. I want nothing in return. I want to repeate, I will not ship, local pick up only.