Interestingly, the OP makes no mention of problems (skipping, feedback) with the turntable; in fact, he suggested that there is no issue with the sound. The turntable, while it has a type of suspension (rubber feet between the chassis and plinth) and is generally very good, is not known for being particularly immune to this sort of problem. If the floor were truly "springy" this would affect turntable playback. Before undertaking more drastic fixes, I would look for an extremely microphonic tube in the amplifier; replacing each tube one at a time to isolate the culprit(s) and also putting some isolation device under the amp. I would suggest that the problem is not floor springiness but a tube or an amp that does not have good immunity to low frequency excitation; something that would probably not be solved by adding mass underneath it and, in fact, could make the problem worse.
How to isolated stand from springy floors?
I currently have a relatively heaving stand with a couple tube amps and a turntable on it. My big issue isn't really sound quality but my concern over tube life. My Manely Stringray II makes an audible tube rattling sound when ever my fairly light self walks by and I hoping I can come up with a fairly simple and hopefully cheap solution to this.
What would you guys suggest? Damping the underside of the shelf the amp is on comes to mind or possibly some sort of iso feet for the whole rack to cut down on vibration.
What would you guys suggest? Damping the underside of the shelf the amp is on comes to mind or possibly some sort of iso feet for the whole rack to cut down on vibration.
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