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A little back ground I moved from WV to Texas in WV my system was in a finished basement now it’s on the second floor of our home. My system is Rega RP 3 turntable with the Rega upgrades. Exact cartridge. Rega Apollo CD player Rogue Metis pre amp and a Carver MT 1.0 T MK lll amp. Speakers are a pair of Source Technology 7211’s with two Source Technologies HV/S 10/500 Subwoofers. Now my problem when I play a CD or listen thru head phones everything is fine. But when I use the turntable the subs go crazy vibrate the floor bad I can’t turn up the volume at all. Turntable thru headphones is fine. When playing a CD subs are fine. Just when I play a album. I’m not a fan of CD’s so I’m going crazy. The subs are 7 foot apart and the closest one to a wall is 42”.  Thank you in advance for any help ideas of what I can do.  
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lalitk
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“when I use the turntable the subs go crazy vibrate the floor bad I can’t turn up the volume at all”

I had the same problem where I couldn’t turn up the volume on my TT. My suggestion would be to try the Herbie’s large soft fat dots. I couldn’t believe the improvement, they’ve effectively blocked all the vibrations. My audio room is located on the 3rd floor :-)

https://herbiesaudiolab.com/collections/component-isolation/products/soft-fat-dot?variant=1264510543...
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lalitk
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@lenmc2964,

I would start off with 4 dots underneath your RP3. I am using 3 dots for my SME 15. Just looked up your system, it appears you’ve already addressed the isolation underneath the subs 👍

Your room is very similar to mine (great decor and choice of electronics), I am using Auralex SubDude Acoustic Isolation Platforms.
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