Turntable stands

ooops....I mean cartridge

In my opinion, turntables like the Sota and the AR, as well as other suspended subchassis turntables like Linn, Ariston and the like, will work best on a rigid, lightweight stand that is relatively low to the floor. Like about 24".

There used to be a company called The Sound Organisation that was out of the UK, which made a very good stand for this purpose that was low priced, and sounded excellent. It was commonly sold with Linn LP12 turntables. It is not the new stands that they are selling today. It is the simple black one from the 1980s.

If you can find one of these stands, they should be under $50 used, that would be my first choice. I'm sure they are still around and may pop up on the Audiogon classifieds.

For the heavy unsuspended mass-loaded turntables, then a heavy rigid stand would be best. The heavier the better for a mass-loaded TT.

A wall-mounted Target TT-1 is an excellent choice and does show up on the used market every now and then for around $50

I have a Sound Org for my AR (cherry base) that I passed on to my daughter, going along with twl. Perfect!

For my Linn, My shelves are much higher and less rigid. I use Black Diamond shelf with their cones on the marble shelf. So the Linn sits in the shelf, cones beneath and then marble below. It passes the jump test on wooden flooring.

Thanks for all the great advice thus far.