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TT to another room, no vibs, better sounds?


Hi All,

A few years ago I thought I'd build a Turntable that is still about a year from being finished. The thought was mass is where it's at. If it's heavy it will take more energy to get it excited and vibrate.

After I picked up a few thousands dollars in parts my machinist asked me what I was trying to accomplish. My response was," The heavier it was the less it would vibrate."

He said, " Take it out of the vibrational environment and save money." I can do that soon and wonder if anyone else had the same thought and realized a cost effective improvement instead of spending more money on a better TT.

"Out of the mouthes of babes," Your thoughts,

ken
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dougdeacon
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Good points by Swampwalker and Dan_Ed. Would a different room be better? Yes, since acoustic feedback is certainly an issue.

However it's far from the only issue and your mechanic was half wrong, or only half right. You should move your TT to an isolated room like Ianlane's AND use your isolation goodies.

A major source of vibrational energies affecting a vinyl rig comes from the stylus-vinyl interface. The earth's noise and other vibrations entering throught the floor and TT supports are also a factor, especially in very sensitive systems like yours. These will be a factor no matter what room the TT is in, even if it's in Dan_Ed's neighbors' house!
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