Practicality of footers to isolate turntables.


Hallo everyone. I've just acquired my most recent tt/arm upgrade, and it's a keeper for life. As with all things audio, it's now time to tweak.
I've been getting into the concept of footers to isolate and drain unwanted vibrations, and Equarack stuff fits my budget nicely (Wave Kinetics/Magico just too pricey). However I can't see how the concept works with a tt that has a separate motor pod, surely there are balance issues for a start that don't apply to large boxes like amps etc.
My tt has three spiked feet which obv. can accommodate a footer each, but the motor pod is separate, triangular in plan, 5"-6" each side with slightly assymetric weight distribution.
Any solutions to this conundrum?
spiritofmusic

Showing 1 response by atmasphere

Spiritofmusic, if you are talking about the Trans-Fi, if you look in the manual he is quite straightforward about the fact that whatever surface the 'table is set up on becomes part of the machine itself.

The 'table probably does not need a suspension so much as it needs mass beneath it. If you are on a budget you may have to create a platform from scratch, but it needs to be dead and very stiff, else you will run into problems like the manufacturer himself talks about on his website.

The platform should in turn be mounted on something like a Sound Anchors equipment stand, perhaps resting on a set of Aurios Pro bearings. This sort of setup works quite effectively even if your table has no suspension at all (mine doesn't). Essentially, my 'table is impervious to any effects from the system being played loud (and I do like to crank it up). A massive and also dead platform that forms the plinth of the 'table is the key.

Good Luck!