Turntable Placement

Yesfan,

Move your TT closer to your amps? Is that what you meant to say? More traditionally the separation questions relate to TT distance from the preamp/phono stage and amp distance from the speakers.

Anyway, a little research on identifying resonance loading points in your room should be beneficial. Try locating your TT a little out from the wall in a null position.

The most basic advice I can offer (based on personal experience) is to avoid placing your TT where the arm/cartridge will be close to a corner. Bass wave build up can affect cartridge performance. So try to locate it away from any room corner or within any type of cabinet. Since you have the VPI base I assume the cabinet question does not apply in your case.

I would keep the turntable as far from the speakers as possible. Also keep it out of the corner of the room as bass energy is higher in corners. Otherwise you could have problems with acoustic feedback. Make sure you keep the interconnects under 2m from TT to preamp shorter is better.

Another alternative is position the TT between the speakers. Since your speakers are bipolar there is not as much energy to the sides of the speakers. So if you put it in the same plane as the 3.7's it could work well. I prefer to have nothing between my speakers. It is easier to imagine the performers are in the room.

How about adding extra compliance to the lead shot base with a Gingko TNT specific Jumbo cloud 10 platform?

http://www.gingkoaudio.com/cloud10.html

Personally, I'd replace the CAT with a balanced preamp and use some inexpensive made to order Canare cables from Blue Jeans Cable and circle the room to connect the VTL's. If Canare is too pedestrian for you taste these have been a hot topic.

http://www.realitycables.com/contacts.html

Best it be on a side wall, about one third the distance from the speaker wall. Be sure to put an acoustic screen on the side of the stand facing the speakers. As Pryso has pointed out, all sound waves that directly impact the TT and cartridge degrade performance.