Dedicated Stand for a Turntable ? Opinions.


Turntable stand that worked best for you.
What materials do you prefer and why ?
DIY guys are more then welcom to post their opinions.
mrjstark
Given how expensive some turtable racks are, and how effective a thick slab or maple or butcher block is at platforming and isolating, has anyone tried an all-out butcher's cutting table like the ones shown here? If you scroll down a bit you can find a 34" high table with 18"x24" end-grain top that is 10" thick! If you surf around this website you can find many very substantial tables with very thick end-grain hardwood tops in the $500-800 range, some with stainless steel structures, some with wood, some with drawers or lower shelves which could hold records or accessories.

And you might also be able to pick one up in an estate sale or on Craigslist for a lot less.

It would probably be very easy to set one of these up with Mapleshade threaded spikes for leveling and vibration control--provided you have a buddy or two to help you hoist it back into place.
Thank You for your responses.
Really appreciated it. All posts are very interesting. I looked in your systems ( just out of curiosity ) and I have to say all systems look awesome.
In your opinion, what is more important: mass or combination of different materials and techniques.
My first table in the mid '70s was an Ariston I suspended from the ceiling by four engine starter cords (no stretch) and turnbuckles to a double layer spruce ply shelf. Then for years I spun an LP12 on a stock Sound Org. wall stand with its light MDF shelf. As long as I caught the studs it worked beautifully with no mechanical or acoustical vibration. Now I have a 75 lb. Final Tool MkII resting on a RixRax Maple sandbox on a RixRax 2-level stand. Total mass under the 75 lb. table estimated at 200 lbs. It sits on a concrete floor and again, no vibration problems whatsoever. What I've learned is that it depends on the type of deck (suspended vs. high mass unsuspended) and type of flooring (sprung vs. unsprung).
Listening room is on the top floor with a springy floors.
I don't think my walls are a good candidate for a wall mount neither. Lenco in new plinth will weight about 65 pounds and isolation platform with two phono arm towers will be about 35 pounds.
I am thinking - steel lags, fill-able with sand or other media.
Top and shelves from a sandwich of 3/4inch birch ply, Baltic ply, solid wood and MDF
Can't figure out the best way to connect shelves and top to the support lags. I can have lags fabricated with 3 cross sections at different heights then mount cones with sharp tip facing up and setting shelves on top of them.
Just an idea.