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Springs under turntable
I don't use a sprung turntable, but in the days I had a Linn....the springs should be wound in different directions to cancel each other's bounce. 
Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl
..just a thought.....is the table that your turntable is sitting on rock stable? 
Pink Floyd and Weed
I have Sen 650's....they are very much like the 600's.   I can tell you the highs and lows are truncated, but the mids are very nice. 
Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable
When buying Butcher Block....make sure it looks like a checkerboard with the grain going in different directions.   
Cardas Clear Cynus vs. Neutral Reference XLR
If you have units that are differentially balanced, the difference in sound among any XLR cable is very minimal. 
Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy?
Everyone should be happy....enjoy 
GROUND LOOPS
Get a whole house conditioner that is wired into your mains box.....all will be good 
Anticipating next upgrade after B&W 803 D3?
You're on the fast track to the poor house .....and where you'll not be satisfied. 
l want to build a solid wood turntable
One of Soundsmith's top cartridges also uses cactus needles for cantilever. 
Springs under turntable
I have Vandersteen 5A's....I read somewhere at one time that if I decouple the speakers from their spikes on to tile-on-concrete flooring using (maybe Herbies somethings), I would get better sound.   Nope....took all the music away...replaced the ... 
Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy?
cd-18......that's exactly what I did....got that dealer setup manual, the device to put the table on so that I could get under easily to adjust the springs, etc.   Was quite good at it...lots of experience. 
Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy?
Lewn...  the Morgan analogy is absolutely perfect.  This brought up my vision of when I got my pilots license.  The chief FAA guy at Teterborough airport in NJ drove a Morgan...a guy I could never hope to be as cool.  ..just about a month ago, I h... 
Help a newbie understand
..looks like you just did a lateral arabesque.  Those Snells are really good.  Anyway, the best sound for the least dollar spent can be had with good headphones and a headphone amp.  ....or....you can be absolutely amazed as I was with a Sony Walk... 
Springs under turntable
I'm guessing you're hearing more air around the instruments?  Those likely are resonances we seek to eliminate. 
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
Victor nails it for me on my Macbook Pro.....more musical...less mechanical