Turntable Isolation


Im looking for an isolation base for my VPI Signature 21. My listening room is over my garage and a times my footfalls cause the table to skip. What have you used that works? 

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As a cheap method, and one that served other quite well, as means to avoid the impact on the Vinyl Source, where footfall is a Problem.

A Wall shelf can offer a lot, without too much hassle to mount it and still able to utilise additional footers to further tidy things up. 

Maybe not a conventional design Wall Shelf. 

I'm sure a Shelf can be added but might need to be a suspended platform?? 

When Idler Drive Damping become a buzz topic, Squash Balls and Half Squash Balls become a regular used footer, as well as a concealed part in some of the Commercial available Plinths.

What was learned as time went on, was that a spent of its energy Squash Ball was for many DIYers chosen as the better option, it is worthwhile visiting a local squash court and seeing if a batch of spent balls can be picked up.

These can be used as a comparison to a new squash ball, and will again be a much cheaper option that going immediately for something like the Ginko Cloud, which is seemingly using a version of a method that had popularity in the 90's and 00's.

Do remember, all that are offering a suggestion of useful footer types, that a 1000 Budget is Burning a Hole in a Pocket

@polkalover I am a advocate of Solid Tech 'Feet of Silence'.

I have these as footers that superseded all others used on a particular weight of TT. Those who I have loaned these to but wished for a little more weight to be supported have fabricated their own suspension platforms based on the design/SME Design.

I have heard these DIY Version in use against the users previous footers and their DIY Types of suspension platforms, and am totally convinced that everything the   ' 'Feet of Silence'  can create as a sonic improvement/attraction is present. .

If a Densified Wood was used as the Platform I am certain these DIY versions will have been a further improved design.