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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
herman
2,222 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...
aroc
760 posts
 
Don't care, you NEED a wall mount. Or one of those $15k vibration/earthquake resistant lab supports. I can't think of the turntable that will accomodate what you are attempting to do. I do not think your list of contraints is realistic.
xiekitchen
821 posts
 
I remember a friend's Bang and Olfsen's (did I spell that right?) belt drive suspension table from around 1979 or 1980(forgot the model, not the targential tracking model) that was unbelievably unsuseptable to vibration. Of course this was more of a mid-fi product.
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