No time to fool around, go with the best. What is the best? An electron microscope platform. Yes, pricy, but some can be had for about $10K. The fall back would be 'moon gel', a drummers accessory sound for about $6. So, hurry to the Musican's Friend store and see if 'cheap' will work.
Material Selection for Vibration Damping
OK, physics stars: it's your time to rock!
I'm putting together a turntable stand and have heard the remarkable advantages of vibration isolation; I'm sold on it.
I'm considering a laboratory isolation table to go under my Vibraplane and wonder what experience you have had with material selection, testing or a manufacturer's stand-out solution.
What among the commercially available options makes the best platform for a Vibraplane?
Acrylic? Marble? Steel? Wood? Concrete? Multiple layers of MDF? A specific type, source or combination of these? Something completely different?
Clearly mass is only part of the equation because resonance frequency is also determinative of playback quality.
What would be an ideal setup? constrained layers interleaved with isolation material, like rubber, sorbothane, or fabric? No layers?
The floor is open. I look forward to learning what you have discovered over the years.
Thanks ahead of time for sharing your experience. And Happy Solstice Season, with wishes for a wonderful turning from 2011 to 2012,
David
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