Damping the analogue "setup"

Hi Pani - just saw your thread.

interesting that you got the TT to sound fast as it was sounding slow on your other Verdier thread ?

wall mounts are great as long as what you are bolting into is indeed part of the load bearing wall - not just 2 x 6 wood studs screwed to the wall that have been put up quickly on a frame by the builder. These move, are flexible and a very bad solution. I have friends who tried bolting to the wood studs, it didnt work well - they declared the wall mount solution as no good - which is obviously not the case.

fwiw - I recommend you try something that I feel is easy to do minimal cost and time.
Go to the building supply store and obtain a small sheet of plywood to make a box big enough to hold the motor and TT, a sheet of plastic to line the box and some sand (in bags).

Put up a temporary sandbox with the shelf your Verdier will be on leveled on it. If it works for you then a nicer one can be constructed.
The building suppliers of the wood will usually make 4 or 5 cuts for free for you as well from the plywood sheet.
Just bring your measurements to the store.
The sand comes in bags and is labeled as to be used in playgrounds for kids.
I use an elongated sandbox with my vintage Platine Granito.
My TT shelf is 14 inches up from the concrete floor that has an underpad and carpet on top.
It works really well.

Cheers and good luck.

As there is no really successful method for preventing the slow but inevitable compaction of the sand within a sand box…….its efficacy will slowly deteriorate to become virtually zero.

Interesting info Henry - in a grim reaper sort of way :^(

Annual sandbox maintenance - once a year.
Difficulty level - 2 out of 10.
Procedure.
With a buddies help remove TT with shelf from the sand.
Remove sand with scooper and place into a secondary container (bucket)
Carefully check sand when removing to determine if audiophile cat has used it over the course of the year.
Pour sand back into box. Install shelf and TT back into sand.
Level as required.
Time required. One hour depending on whether sand was soiled.

Does this suffice ?

I am curious how often the air suspension shelves (i.e. vibraplane) need re-levelling from bladders losing air. Especially any bought used on the internet ?