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Building your own high end turntable stand?

I have been looking for a reasonably priced, heavy, sturdy, rock solid turntable support and apparently those words don't "fit" in my budget....so...I thought I would try to build my own. Was thinking about a thick marble top??? Does anyone know where one could find plans or at least good guide lines to use? I want this to just support my VPI and be waist high....no other electronics to generate vibration or noise....any ideas????? Has anyone built their own or has a good idea as to what would work and is willing to share their imagination??? I hope to hear back from a few members...I know its not going to proform as well as one built professionally but I can't afford 2 or 3 thousand dollars on a stand.

thanks, dean
dean_fuller
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outlier
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I'm thinking of using four concrete blocks to support my Teres 255. I'm currently using the bottom shelf of my Adona stand, but it's not comfortably accessible (you can see from my virtual system). I'm wondering if the concrete will be effective support, compared to the nice granite & mdf composite shelf and support the Adona offers. I guess I'll find out. My Teres looks so nice, I hate to hide it away on the bottom shelf. Because my floor is unsuspended, I do get vibration from footsteps on higher shelves, so I can't raise the Teres there. Also, I rent the house, so can't explore wall mounting.
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wntrmute2
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You can use a granite surface plate (3" thick X 18" x 24" 150 lbs.) that sits atop a stand made for it out of angle iron with leveling screws. These are available from machine tool suppliers. I paid less than 200 bucks for both pieces new. i have the parts if you are in the michigan area.
jomoinc
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Hey Dean, Check out Brass & Granite Audio. (google will get you there) They are a great DIY shop in Oregon for ideas and more. Their pictures should give you some ideas as a jumping off point in design.
Enjoy your music! Jon
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outlier
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I just attended the HES show in LA last weekend - what a thril. I saw a very nice set of stands in one of the demo rooms. The stands ware branded Fusion Designs. They supported a Brinkman TT among other elctronics. Anyway, I haven't been able to find any info on these stads, but they were beatuful and looked cost-effective. They came in a number of sizes (variable # of shelves), and were a single piece (all welded metal, filled with sand in this case). The shelves were very thick - about 3 inches I'd say. Anyway, I'm keen to figure out where I might get one - might be the perfect solution for my Teres 255.
douger
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I have used this and it works very well, but don't use now because current room is smaller.
http://www.audiophilia.com/hardware/diyttstand.htm
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