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.
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.
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Reminds me of a guy who used to build audio shelves with a foam center and floated the hard laminate of the top of the shelf on the foam and not coming in contact with the sides, front, or back trim pieces. The other pieces were there to give a platform to support and strengthen the foam, which in turn supported and isolated the top plate the components rested on. His first name was Ken. He was in Washington state. I forget the name of his company. Here we go, a deep Co-Pilot search pulled up the information. Ken Lyon of Neuance Isolation platforms. A name and a product that had almost slipped from my memory. Ken has essentially disappeared, never to be heard from again. |
VPI makes four types, two listed here (both cone/pointed & cylinder): Entry level: https://www.vpidirect.com/products/hw-40-isolation-feet Upgraded series: https://www.vpidirect.com/products/hw-40-isolation-feet
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My suggestion is to simply keep the feet you have, even if they’re quite basic (unless you don’t like the looks of them but that’s a different discussion), and then invest in a Townshend Seismic Platform. When ordering it from Townsend, you simply provide them with your turntable’s footprint and mass, and they optimize the platform to your specific turntable in terms of size and isolation. |
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