How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration


Even while the Oracle turnable that I use has a built-in springs suspension by design there is a low or even sub-low frequency boom every time someone walks in a room. This becomes really bad with the subwoofer’s volume set high as the low frequency footsteps make straight to subwoofer where they are amplified shaking everything around. It seems the cartridge is picking up the footsteps very efficiently as even a lightest foot down becomes audioable. What can be done to attempt to isolate the turntable from the low frequency vibrations? Interesting, that the lower the volume of the subwoofer, the less the footstep shake is evident and with the subwoofer turned off it is a barely a problem at all. 
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Showing 2 responses by unreceivedogma

As a general rule, I look for the simplest solution as it is also usually the least expensive.

As many others have noted here, set the table on a platform that’s bolted to the wall. It’s worked for me each time, both in my NYC loft (where I held many dance parties with up to 100 pairs of feet pounding the floor) and in my new home in Newburgh NY. before: vibration bad enough to sound like the woofer was going to rocket out of the cabinet. After: completely gone.
Chakster, after I added a Velodyne 15” sub, my Altecs sounded much crisper at the low end and in the midrange, with improved stage imaging.