Damping Rega Table

Thanks the responses.What kind of spikes would you recommend? I believe that Rega doesn't advise swapping out of the rubber feet.stefanl

Hi Stefanl
I had the same problem with my TT. I would walk in the room and watch the little anti-skate weight swing back and forth ever so slightly on my Music Hall mmf7.
I purchased a Target wall mounted TT shelf and the problem was solved. I can jump in the room without the TT showing any signs of movement.
I purchased mine used on Audiogon for $80.00.
Hope this helps, Rick.

"I believe that Rega doesn't advise swapping out of the rubber feet."

- Rega also advises against adjusting VTA
- they advise not to upgrade their plastic tonearm stubs
- they advise not to upgrade their poor tonearm wire
- they even advise *not* to clean your records
Call me skeptical but their advice seems a bit weird sometimes.

You haven't said what kind of problem you're trying to address. What is the source of the resonances you're trying to deal with?

If it's footfalls like Ramond had, a wall shelf and/or high mass stand is the answer. If its airborne sonics I'd check with Twl regarding spikes. He just started with Star Sound and they make a variety of highly regarded ones.

The wall mount suggestion is a great one, especially if your room is not on a slab. Try three spikes that are squat and look like cones, they can really 'drain' resonance from the plinth. You can also make a sandbox type base for it to sit on top of if you really want to get involved. Just placing a couple little baggies filled with sand on the plinth might tell you something about the effect of damping on your tt. You may enjoy all this fiddling, dont worry, its a common symptom. Have fun.

Herbie's isolation feet beneath the solid undersurface might help your problem. For more money, Aurios MIB footers under the solid undersurface, away from the built-in factory feet made magic for my turntable, but it is weird when a turntable has "floating on air" feeling while putting on a record, or manually placing the cartridge onto the record surface. Also, the use of the "Non-felt mat" helped give a clarity and solidity to my records compared to the factory record mat. Lastly, with Rega RB-300 arm, using the Titanium Heavyweight counterweight unexpectedly made the single greatest improvement in the sound of my records.