Okay budget table, probably don’t want to put a $400 table on a $1200 Platform. Even though it would be awesome. Really. You have no idea how good this stuff works until you try it. But okay, I get it. In that case then use Nobsound springs. You will still get a lot of improvement, for sure more than any other thing you can get for $30. And one set will be enough to do the turntable and the phono stage. Get two sets and do your amp and pre-amp as well.
PHT will still be well worth it, and get TA-102 fO.q tape. One sheet, thin, will transform that rig, with plenty left over to help the phono stage and amps. Run a thin strip along the underside of the arm tube. Put some more on the plinth around the motor. Keep it under the platter where it won’t be seen. This stuff lowers the noise floor and kills vibration without killing dynamics, making the sound seem slightly more dynamic.
Try these first. Then once you know this stuff is for real, remove the cartridge and cut a piece to fit between the head shell and the cartridge. This will be a lot of work but you will be surprised how much difference it makes. And for way less money than the stuff designed for this.
Another terrific cheap project is to build a sand box. One inch of sand packed down and covered with MDF or a butcher block is a terrific poor man's turntable platform. Put the whole thing on Nobsound, you won't believe it.
