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Turntable placement and isolation

Hello,
I have a Clearaudio Concept turntable which was so far placed on a rack behind the two front floor standing speakers. I am currently changing the layout of my 2 channel system, removed the audio rack from that imaging-sensitive location and placed all electronics on the carpeted floor between/behind the speakers. Each component, except the turntable, is currently placed on a maple plywood (1 inch thick) which sits on the thick carpet. The floor is a wooden suspended floor. I am also trying out HRS platforms for isolating the electronics. I need some help/advise on the turntable placement on the floor. What are your thoughts on putting a turntable on a platform on the carpeted floor? Is this going to seriously degrade the sound? What could be used to isolate the turntable from the carpeted ground such that there are no footfall issues? I would really appreciate your feedback.
Thanks.
indranilsen
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pjr801
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Millercarbon has put into action what I'm always meaning to get around to. Concrete really is a superb material for an equipment stand. I would add to this reinforcement of your wooden floor or ideally removing (only if you own the house and it hasn't got a basement and is on the ground floor) a section of the floor and set you the base for your rack directly on the ground. An open fireplace can have the same effect and I have successfully set many a turntable in one with great results. The downside of the fireplace being its not quite the same listening to Jade Warriors Last Autumns Dream in front of a heater
indranilsen OP
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@needfreestuff- In my two channel system I am using Aerial Acoustics Model 7T as the front loudspeakers, Bricasti M25 stereo amplifier, Bricasti M25 DAC/source controller. For the source, I am using Oppo UDP 205 (rarely used) as a universal player and Clearaudio Concept as the turntable. I am using mostly Nordost cables, Heimdall 2 & Frey 2 in my system. I also use Audio Sensibility Signature speaker cable and digital coaxial cable. I use two dedicated 10 guage circuits, Furutech GTX D NCF(R) receptacles and Nordost distribution boxes. There is no power conditioner in my system. My room has GIK acoustics bass traps at the corners and at the 1st reflection points on the side walls/ceiling.
Thanks.
indranilsen OP
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@pjr810- My music room is over the basement and hence I have very limited option of doing any invasive work on the floor.
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needfreestuff
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Thanks for your equipment report I was worried that you might have a couple of subs too close to your turntable and that could produce havoc as far as Acoustic feedback congratulations on a nice stereo system and let us know what you decide wanted to give you a heads up that there’s a company in the UK called Quadraspire and they have some excellent wall racks for turntables, and I’m sure there’s a couple of them in the USA also, let us know what you decide best of luck
ebm
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