Wow Abrew19!!!
Your ignorance baffles me. You are really missing the point here.
It is a fact that ANY turntable, no matter how light or heavy, would greatly benefit from some type of isolation devise.
The basic laws of physics tell us that the vibration's energy is never destroyed, it can only change form.
MANY products (like my $22.00 sandbox) create an effective environment of high absorption around the component to drain away the destructive mechanical energy and change it to benign thermal energy.
All vinyl lovers are acutely aware of the fact that (ideally) the unseen vibrations of that tiny diamond stylus should be the ONLY source of what is heard from the loudspeakers.
Even the airborne unseen vibrations produced by the loudspeakers can and do affect every component in a music system, the major effect being on the analog's turntable setup.
If you are not aware of the great importance you simply never came close to hearing how good your vinyl recordings could or can sound.
Hundreds of pages have been written and published regarding prevention of the problem with turntables.
Rega's philosophy is very simple, mass absorbs energy, loss energy equals loss music. Roy Gandy believes that his rigid plinth design prevents energy absorption and unwanted resonance, which will add unnatural distortions to the music.
Roy also believes that heavier mass can transfer more unwanted energy, such as motor or bearing noise, directly into the rotating record so he addresses the issue of mass absorption and unwanted energy transmission with his light plinth approach.
It's not perfect. There's no such thing. But each turntable designer tries hard to get closer to perfection taking into consideration a large number of conflicting engineering parameters.
To state that there is a problem with my set up because I NEED the 50 pounds sandbox to make it "sing" is simply absurd!
Your ignorance baffles me. You are really missing the point here.
It is a fact that ANY turntable, no matter how light or heavy, would greatly benefit from some type of isolation devise.
The basic laws of physics tell us that the vibration's energy is never destroyed, it can only change form.
MANY products (like my $22.00 sandbox) create an effective environment of high absorption around the component to drain away the destructive mechanical energy and change it to benign thermal energy.
All vinyl lovers are acutely aware of the fact that (ideally) the unseen vibrations of that tiny diamond stylus should be the ONLY source of what is heard from the loudspeakers.
Even the airborne unseen vibrations produced by the loudspeakers can and do affect every component in a music system, the major effect being on the analog's turntable setup.
If you are not aware of the great importance you simply never came close to hearing how good your vinyl recordings could or can sound.
Hundreds of pages have been written and published regarding prevention of the problem with turntables.
Rega's philosophy is very simple, mass absorbs energy, loss energy equals loss music. Roy Gandy believes that his rigid plinth design prevents energy absorption and unwanted resonance, which will add unnatural distortions to the music.
Roy also believes that heavier mass can transfer more unwanted energy, such as motor or bearing noise, directly into the rotating record so he addresses the issue of mass absorption and unwanted energy transmission with his light plinth approach.
It's not perfect. There's no such thing. But each turntable designer tries hard to get closer to perfection taking into consideration a large number of conflicting engineering parameters.
To state that there is a problem with my set up because I NEED the 50 pounds sandbox to make it "sing" is simply absurd!