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Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations

This OP is dedicated to Elizabeth, A'gon's paragon of audio economics and sensibility.

I accidentally discovered a way to substantially reduce bass and vibration feedback into my VPI Classic turntable. Oh, I have to thank my wife too. Last week my wife asked me to place padded furniture stickies under the feet of our bed to protect the hardwood floor.

I looked as these cheap gizmos and said to myself, I have a better idea. I place a padded sticky under each foot of my TT. I was amazed by how much it really reduced feedback. I even knocked on the el cheapo IKEA table on which I placed the TT -- no feedback. Trust me, the IKEA table is the worst place to put any audio equipment, especially a TT.

Try it folks and let the rest of us know what you think.
bifwynne
schipo
1,268 posts
 
IKEA table is the worst place to put any audio equipment, especially a TT.

I can't disagree more with your statement concerning the Ikea Lack table..they the tables are excellent and because of they're light ridged design. Are more than adequate to support and isolate most tables at a very reasonable price.
minkwelder
255 posts
 
Furniture stickies cannot provide the benefits you describe unless they're in premium packaging and relabeled, for example, Audio Genesis Tetra Helix IV Attenuator Pads. They must also cost a minimum of $400 a set.
sbrownnw
693 posts
 
Can you post picts of the pads and packaging plus ones of your nice system?
bifwynne OP
2,206 posts
 
@Sbrownnw - will try to comply. Problem is if wife finds out what I did, I'll catch heck. LOL :-)
lewm
13,025 posts
 
A few years ago, I was visiting a waterjet cutter who was cutting slate for me. He does a lot of work (most of his work) for industry. Around his shop were sheets of very stiff and very light black styrofoam, much higher in quality and structural stability that what we find in soft drink containers, for example. The sheets are 3 to 4 inches thick, and are used to ship very heavy yet fragile materials. He gave me lots of it, and I find it is very effective in isolating my Technics SP10; I put a rectangle of it under each of the three footers, between the footers and the shelf. I believe the stuff is quite analogous to a Neuance shelf, now sadly no longer available. I am always looking for stuff like this; there is no need to spend big bucks for good foundations, IMO. (See elsewhere my tt feet made from cans of Mandarin orange slices in water.)
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