Turntable isolation

Had a chance to look up your footers. A set of four Pods will run you half the cost of the LSP-2. There is a money back guarantee. If there is one for the LSP2 then you could compare. 

Hi millercarbon! Glad to have you back!

@nhmanmtb , I rode mountain bikes for decades here in New Hampshire. Our favorite was always Massabesic. My kids would do the logroll over and over again laughing hysterically. 

Your best bet is to order a MinusK platform tuned for 150 lb and put it directly under the turntable. This the ultimate isolation both vertically and laterally. Nothing else comes close. There are painfully few other options that really work. Most of it is just wishful thinking.  

This the ultimate isolation both vertically and laterally. Nothing else comes close. There are painfully few other options that really work. Most of it is just wishful thinking.

@mijostyn

i use the Taiko Tana active resonance control system under my NVS turntable. this system is based on the Table Stable/Herzan TS active isolation systems.

https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/tana-150-140-active-anti-vibration-platforms/

these active systems don’t work for every turntable, just like the passive Minus K platforms don’t work for all turntables either.

but when either approach work, i agree they are awesome.

mijostyn

I rode Massabesic many times. Lots of fun. I could ride off road from my house to Pawtuckaway State Park so that was my go to place. I moved from NH about 10 years ago and miss it a lot.

I think I will take the advice of seeing how it works out with what I have before tweaking.

I trust the designer to use the right footers, so I am good with what is being provided.

@nhmanmtb

back 12-14 years ago i purchased 4 turntables from Steve Dobbins, Xact Audio. three were vintage tt’s (Technics SP-10 Mk2, Mk3, and a Garrard 301) with tweaking and plinths built by Steve, and one was his Kodo ’The Beat’. all used Stillpoint footers. at that time i tried other footers, but nothing else worked. it seemed that Steve had voiced his plinth’s for the Stillpoints.

with turntables, proper choice of shelf interfaces and footers are not predictable. turntables are mechanical, and there are too many variables. you simply must try things and listen. it’s all about the whole ’life’ and ’tonal balance’ thing. a 'dead sounding' or 'overly warm sounding' or 'clinical sounding' turntable is the last thing we want.

if your turntable designer likes a particular footer take that very seriously.

about the only thing that is consistent is the benefit of a solid floor, concrete slab typically preferred.