Dedicated Stand for a Turntable ? Opinions.

Look for a used VPI rack and add a granite top to the base on spikes, point upward on the botom of the granite.

Given how expensive some turtable racks are, and how effective a thick slab or maple or butcher block is at platforming and isolating, has anyone tried an all-out butcher's cutting table like the ones shown here? If you scroll down a bit you can find a 34" high table with 18"x24" end-grain top that is 10" thick! If you surf around this website you can find many very substantial tables with very thick end-grain hardwood tops in the $500-800 range, some with stainless steel structures, some with wood, some with drawers or lower shelves which could hold records or accessories.

And you might also be able to pick one up in an estate sale or on Craigslist for a lot less.

It would probably be very easy to set one of these up with Mapleshade threaded spikes for leveling and vibration control--provided you have a buddy or two to help you hoist it back into place.

Thank You for your responses.
Really appreciated it. All posts are very interesting. I looked in your systems ( just out of curiosity ) and I have to say all systems look awesome.
In your opinion, what is more important: mass or combination of different materials and techniques.

My first table in the mid '70s was an Ariston I suspended from the ceiling by four engine starter cords (no stretch) and turnbuckles to a double layer spruce ply shelf. Then for years I spun an LP12 on a stock Sound Org. wall stand with its light MDF shelf. As long as I caught the studs it worked beautifully with no mechanical or acoustical vibration. Now I have a 75 lb. Final Tool MkII resting on a RixRax Maple sandbox on a RixRax 2-level stand. Total mass under the 75 lb. table estimated at 200 lbs. It sits on a concrete floor and again, no vibration problems whatsoever. What I've learned is that it depends on the type of deck (suspended vs. high mass unsuspended) and type of flooring (sprung vs. unsprung).

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