Needing To Order Turntable Feet. Looking For Options and Experiences


Time to get some proper feet under the DP80 project. Currently have some temporary ones there. The question is to go hard feet that are pointed, or to go with compliant feet. 

 

The complete table weighs a tad over 50 pounds. The plinth is made from uhmw, an industrial polymer. Not an overly heavy plinth, but by listening sessions it does appear to do a great job in its role. 

One option is a set of magnetic feet I got with my DP75 table that replaced the stock Denon feet. I cannot tell the manufacturer, but AI tells me from an image that they are Michell that predate the Levis feet. I could repurpose them. 

 

I have also looked at these. One set is designed for VP19 turntable weight, which is a similar amount. 

 

I do want an option that allows for leveling. I am curious to learn from other folks experiences. 

 

 

neonknight

I will state there is much to be achieved by using a Sub Plinth Support and if really inquisitive a Sub Sub Plinth Support. 

This method creates three tiers of footer and two tiers OS sub Plinth under the TT separating the TT from the main support structure. 

Through demos of my own TT or my loaning the Parts to produce a Sub Sub Plinth, I have a few converts. 

Being a P'holz obsessive, you've guessed it, but a not too dense chipboard has in the past been used as one Teir material to very good effect. 

 

 

@elliottbnewcombjr 

 

I think I have enough room to work with where I don’t need to raise the table a lot higher. 

 

 

You have some interesting suggestions already.  I can't resist adding to your confusion.  The feet on my Denon DP-3000NE, which weighs over 40 pounds might be an option.  They are quite effective and the only non-IsoAcoustic feet I've ever been satisfied with.  So now you have two suggestions from me.

In some cases, I use thick pieces of heavy duty styrofoam, made for shipping fragile but very heavy equipmment.  The material is very low density (like any piece of styrofoam) but very stiff and strong (cannot be dented or fragmented by the weight of a TT) and cannot store or transmit energy from one side to the other.  I got some slabs of it free from a business that does waterjet cutting; they were about to throw it away.  It is about 3 inches thick.

I also agree with foams as a tier in a sub-support structure. I have used densities where compression has resulted in foam at 700Kg/m3. This was the champion before P'holz was experienced. 

Chipboard and foam are very easy to get and can be at zero cost.