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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
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lewm
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Pindac, the whole point of the styrofoam (not “foam”) that I use is that it is not dense, probably much less that 1kg/cubic meter. Yet it’s stiff and strong enough to support 100 lb without compressing. Therefore does not store energy.

 

njkrebs
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There are many ways to achieve your goal as indicated by the great responses you’ve received thus far. I use feet provided on my TT (Rega NAIA) and place it directly on an isolation platform from IsoAcoustics. This allows me to use a tonearm lifter for the TT. Then for the feet under the isolation platform I use Levar Magnetic Resonance feet from Germany. I tried several solutions, including the IsoAcoustics feet, and Levar are pretty amazing. James at Choice Audio was very helpful with this question. The Levar’s are expensive and I’m generally not into gimmicks, but these were very much worth it. I chose the self-leveling versions to get everything level and balanced. 
 

https://choiceaudio.com/products/levar-resonance-magnetic-absorbers-height-adjustable?srsltid=AfmBOooeSj2fY-MNcW8lDAFV-jb9CMW3hvyn63Qp5DGT467Mb9ATVOqq

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mads1
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solid wood feet are usually not the best choice because wood is relatively rigid and tends to transmit and sometimes resonate with vibrations rather than absorb them.

bondmanp
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My system is in my basement which has a tilted floor for water drainage.  I needed 2" of adjustability for my turntable.  You might be able to DIY, but a modder, since retired, replaced the rubber feet on my turntable with thick screws that are adjustable with thumb nuts.  At the bottom is an inverted plastic cup that is sized to house a standard rubber racket ball.  So I get extreme adjustability with excellent vibration damping.  When the racket balls lose their elasticity, usually once a year, I just swap in new ones.  

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