Springs under turntable


I picked up a set of springs for $35 on Amazon. I intended to use them under a preamp but one thing led to another and I tried them under the turntable. Now, this is no mean feat. It’s a Garrard 401 in a 60pound 50mm slate plinth. The spring device is interesting. It’s sold under the Nobsound brand and is made up of two 45mm wide solid billets of aluminum endcaps with recesses to fit up to seven small springs. It’s very well made. You can add or remove springs depending on the weight distribution. I had to do this with a level and it only took a few minutes. They look good. I did not fit them for floor isolation as I have concrete. I played a few tracks before fitting, and played the same tracks after fitting. Improvement in bass definition, speed, air, inner detail, more space around instruments, nicer timbre and color. Pleasant surprise for little money.
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I ended up using Symposium Rollerblock Jr’s in place of the springs. It was a revelation!

Use both, that’s what I’ve been using for awhile now with great results.

I had custom roller blocks made locally based on well known existing designs. The latest version from Ingress were not designed yet/available at the time I made mine but these are basically what I had made . These look to be of excellent quality and the mirror finish is a bit better than mine (which is important).

My sandwich is 4 springs on the shelf/platform > .75 mdf > 3 roller blocks (open face) > .5 marble (polished side down) > component. I have been wanted to try a symposium svelt shelf or equiv in place of the marble, but haven’t got around to that.

Its key that the total weight compresses the spring close to its max load.