Springs under turntable

@uberwaltz 

Now I do agree with Mahgister that they were likely not compressed enough.

That is an issue I have been working through by trial and error.  I am new to using springs under my gear/speakers and have been trying to achieve a combination of stability and appropriate compression and stiffness for the best sound, while maintaining as low a profile as possible.  The Nobsound devices are nice because they can be easily adjusted to change the stiffness but I am instead using individual larger springs.  I had a couple of instances where the springs were slightly over compressed (i.e., hardly any travel remaining) due to the weight of my speakers and I was able to solve the problem by placing an additional adjacent spring.  I previously asked this question in a different decoupling thread but did not receive any responses (I believe the same issue likely applies to speakers or turntables):

For those of you supporting heavy speakers on springs, do you recommend stiffer or more moderate spring support? In other words, how does the supported combined speaker/stand weight compare to the total available spring loading capacity....something moderate like 50% or something less (i.e., stiffer springs)?

 In addition to stiffness, I believe the issue may also include a component of compression/travel, which is related to the number of winds. 
Any experts here? 
Where is Geoff when you need him?

Uberwaltz, the 401 is a heavy turntable. To do this even close to right you have to find the center of mass of the table and place three or four springs equidistant from that point. Then you have to get the spring rate low enough to get you under the 3 Hz limit. At best the situation will be wobbly. You could put the springs in cylinders and add heavy oil for damping and the engineering continues. The more stable way to do this is to hang a solid platform with springs. Look carefully at the SME 30/12 turntable. You could replicate this situation without too much difficulty. 
If you are not into this degree of experimentation you probably should leave things as they are. The MinusK platform although expensive really is the best solution for unsuspended turntables. You just weigh your table and they will send you a platform with the right spring rate.

Mijo
I have been looking at the MinusK but a lot of $$$
The Nobsound are a cheap experiment and as I said if I still cannot make them work to my taste under the 401 I have plenty of other pieces of gear to experiment with...lol
It will not be $65 wasted for sure.

Noromance 401 is pretty similar ( heavier as he has an aftermarket heavy platter, mine is a standard platter modded for extra weight) and I am sure comparing notes I can get close to what he has achieved so far

In addition to stiffness, I believe the issue may also include a component of compression/travel, which is related to the number of winds.

Correct Mitch.
When I bought mine I spent some time going through various spring calculators including coils per inch and wire thickness and wire material (which ALL affect compression ratio!), who knew there was so much involved in the humble spring!

« Almost all physics can be reduced to springs behavior and the residual part was never understood anyway» -Groucho Marx