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Ken -
I have my 350 lb Walker TT sitting on a Walker Prologue Shelf which is sitting on a DIY rack Made from 18 x 24 x 1 1/2 rock maple and threaded brass rods, washers, and nuts. The bottom of the rack is outfitted with custom machined Walker Valid Points on Walker Resonance Discs. The rack is bolted at two points to the wall studs, with two 9000 lb rated jack posts in the basement under the joists that the rack feet are over. Very satisfying, and rock solid.

Slipknot1,

It seems as though you've made preparations to listen to vinyl durring an earthquake. Ain't overkill great!

What do you feel that having the Walker on the massive maple platform atop the rack does for the sound as compared to having it on any other type of platform, and had you tried it on another substrate.

regards,Ken

The platform is a 3 inch thick rock maple laminate designed and built by Lloyd Walker for the Proscenium Turntable. I failed to mention in my previous post that the Prologue Shelf sits atop 16 sorbothane pads (each one about 4" square). These too are supplied by Lloyd. Most of his turntable installations are set up this way, and I decided "if it ain't broke, don't fix it 'til it is"

As for other materials; with previous vinyl set ups I experimented with a variety of different materials including large slabs of granite and marble. I found them to ring like a bell, which can't be good for LP playback. I also experimented with different types of woods like, Beech, Baltic Birch and Maple. Each of these I tried with Tip-toes, cork/rubber footers, brass cones. The most satisfying combo I had prior to the Walker was a VPI Scoutmaster sitting on a 2 inch maple slab with brass cones under it. This was on the same rack I am using now without the wall anchors and jack posts.