Subwoofer "Thumping"


When listening to vinyl, at somewhat high volumes, my subwoofer starts to vibrate rather loudly. This only happens when listening to vinyl. What causes this?

REL Q-150E Sub
MMF-5 TT
Parasound PP100 phono pre

Rob
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Showing 1 response by jameswei

You may also be suffering from acoustic feedback, i.e., the sub is causing the turntable to vibrate, which in turn is picked up by the cartridge, amplified, and played back through the sub for even more vibration. You can test this by pressing a finger on your turntable plinth during play and observing whether this changes or stops the sub's oscillations. If so, tweaking your turntable's suspension may provide a solution.