@mahgister,
What type of platform are your speaker on and how is it supported?
What type of platform are your speaker on and how is it supported?
Springs under turntable
I picked up a set of springs for $35 on Amazon. I intended to use them under a preamp but one thing led to another and I tried them under the turntable. Now, this is no mean feat. It’s a Garrard 401 in a 60pound 50mm slate plinth. The spring device is interesting. It’s sold under the Nobsound brand and is made up of two 45mm wide solid billets of aluminum endcaps with recesses to fit up to seven small springs. It’s very well made. You can add or remove springs depending on the weight distribution. I had to do this with a level and it only took a few minutes. They look good. I did not fit them for floor isolation as I have concrete. I played a few tracks before fitting, and played the same tracks after fitting. Improvement in bass definition, speed, air, inner detail, more space around instruments, nicer timbre and color. Pleasant surprise for little money.
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My springs are on top of this same platform now, where my speakers were before i add springs under them. I keep the"sandwiche" because all my gear are on the same desk....And 2 precautions works better than one.... :) "Sandwiche" : 4 quartz feet+Granite plate +sorbothane duro 70+granite plate+cork plate+ bamboo plate....I called that a "sandwiche".... Homemade, peanuts costs and good.... But the springs totally eliminate the residual smearing of the sound...This sandwiche was not completely isolating and the different materials were relatively to some frequencies coupling and not only relatively decoupling, then at the end the S.Q. was way better than nothing, but the addition of springs eliminate much of the unsuspected smearing of the sound at all frequencies.... The acoustic controls of my room do the main job at the end.... And these working of the controls of the room acoustic are way less known than the controls of vibrations and way more important for the final results.... But it is another subject for another thread.... Active acoustic controls and not only passive one.... Controlling vibrations, controlling the electrical noise floor, and controlling the acoustical dimension are what i call controlling the 3 necessary embeddings of any audio system.... :) Embed everything rightfully before even thinking to upgrade one thing.... :) |
BTW, I bought a set of Connex from www.partsconnexion.com years ago. I didn’t like the acrylic, as there was some noise when the springs compressed. Nice to see the Nobsound out of aluminum. |
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