Why do my bass drivers shake violently listening to vinyl


Hello Gon'ers,

Help needed. I took the grills off my new Vandersteen Treo CT's recently and noticed that when listening to vinyl, the bass drivers shake violently, meaning the amount and frequency in which they travel in and out. Then I played the same pieces of music from Tidal and they were relatively calm.

Is this some kind of feedback loop causing this? Has this happened to anyone else?

Thanks!
Joe
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Showing 1 response by stereo5

I have posted this many times already but I will do it again.  I tried everything MC and other describe here, nothing worked on my VPI Prime.  I tried it on a 4 inch thick maple platform, I bolted a shelf to the wall, I moved the TT all over the room, tried isolation cones, etc.

Out of desperation, I bought the KAB filter and it was the best decision I made.  The filter is stuffed with audiophile grade parts and it does its job without altering the sound.  I run mine through a processor loop on my preamp so it is only used when I play vinyl.   Do yourself a big favor and get the KAB rumble filter.  I believe it is around $179.00.