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
Enjoy your music! Jon
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
thanks, dean
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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. |
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 |
My TT sits on a wall mounted platform. I used 2 - 10" x 10" x 1 .25" - 1/4" steel L brackets recessed into a 3/4" plywood shelf with beveled edges faced down and painted flat black. The L brackets are pocketed at the bend into slots in a wall mounted 1" cleat, allowing for shimming of the trailing legs to level the shelf under the weight of my Systemdek IIX. The shelf is directly over my rack, with the reversed beveled platform it appears to float. I recently moved a couple of components on my rack and moved it out on a diagonal to rearrange the interconnects just as wife wife was passing, with surprise in her voice she said " Has your turntable always been mounted like that?" Only for the past 15 years. |
Hi everyone, I saw the following item at a "designer" store recently and thought that it might be a very good support for my Rega RP3, but I would like to get some feedback before purchasing. Do you think a big concrete brick would be a good support for my turntable, or an I better off with a wall mount instead (or a wood-based solution)? Here's an image of the item, it is very heavy although not 100% filled with concrete (otherwise it would have been unmovable). http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3753/10058933755_9ac5b59d54_b.jpg |
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