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Turrntable With or Without Suspension?

Hello yous guys.

So I'm looking to spend $500ish for a turntable with cartridge.

The main problem is that the turntable is going to live in a place where it will have to bear the brunt of my family stomping and clomping around it's vicinity.

Should I go for a turntable with built-in suspension or should I just rig something up or purchase some special mats to absorb the vibrations?

Let me knows what yous think.

J
jrthestar
larkyparka
23 posts
 
Wall mounts also give you a built-in height advantage over the young'ns.

My wall shelf (see photo below) uses two of the heavy duty brackets you can get from most hardware stores. The brackets need to have that triangular brace. The invariably come in white, but you could easily Krylon to taste.

Mine happily bears quite a lot of weight.
http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~erickson/projects/cuemaster/cuemaster.jpg
jrthestar OP
1 posts
 
Something as rational as a wall mount is impossible.The turntable has to live out it's life sitting on a shelf inside a large wooden cabinet which seems to wobble when the ceiling fan is turned on.

So, do you know of a turntable with a good suspension?
herman
2,259 posts
 
If the shelf that the turntable sits on moves to the degree that you describe, sorry, hthere isn't a turntable in the world that will work.

Go digital.
ngeorge
57 posts
 
Larkyparka,

Sorry to deviate from the original post, but, man - WHAT is your turntable?

Regards,
George
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
Technics 1200 is the closest you'll get to what you want. However, it needs lateral damping. Why don't you put spikes on the wooden cabinet? That would be a first step to getting everything moving in unison...
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