Best isolation platform for a turntable with suspension?


Hey all,

I have an Avid Volvere turntable which has a spring suspension system. Sounds great!

But - my rack isn’t the best. Since Corona and inertia are making upgrading my rack impractical right now, I was thinking I could improve things by putting the Avid on an isolation platform.

My question: since the table already has suspension, what should I look for in an isolation platform? High-mass rigid platform like a Mapleshade? Mass + a different type of isolation like the Isoacoustics Delos? Low-mass but high-rigidity like a BDR shelf + BDR cones?

Help!
hudsonhawk

Showing 1 response by clearthinker

If you go mass-loading marble, no point in getting small pieces.

My base is 60inches by 18 deep and 5 high standing on 8 solid cones on a concrete slab floor.  The player stands on a stonework plinth on top of that.  Weight in all must be around 1000 pounds.  Standing on the stone slab makes the system effectively infinitely mass-loaded limited only to the mass of planet Earth.  The stylus/disc interface cannot be affected by any outside vibration or sound waves.  CD/SACD player, phono and pre-amps all stand on the slab.