Tuntable not working with wood floors..Help


Moved into a new (old) house, with wood floors and it is giving me a huge headache. I have my AR Turntable sitting on top of my rack, and it is absolutely unplayable. You can not even tip toe through the room with out the needle bouncing out of control. I placed a bike tube and a piece of glass underneath it, and it helped, but its still not playable. Here's what I need to know. 1) Would a new table help? The AR is set up so the platter and the arm float on the same suspension (which appears to be very loose), would a TT with a different design help/solve my problem. 2) If not the table, what can I do to get this thing to work? I am in college so $ is very slim (I am talking Ramen and Keystone slim). I don't think my landlord would be happy about mounting it on the wall, but I may take that chance if it comes to it. All advise is much appreciated!
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Not an uncommon experience for folks who have a turntable with suspension. Believe it or not, unsuspended tables can work far better on unrigid floors type than a suspended one.

If this is a ground floor you can go under the house and add supports to floor in the area where your tt is located. You can mount your tt on the wall as jjmali suggest, or in extremis you could build a support platform over your floor with the outside edges extending beyond the joists on eith side of your audio rack and with no contact with the cloor between the joists (so when you step on the floor where you rack is your tt/arm won't bounce up and down - unfortunately when you walk on the floor away ftom the rack it may still bounce.)

Personally, I'd either reinforce the floor under the turntable by adding support under the house. I'd probably use use piers or small jacks directly under the floor under the rack, or I'd get an unsuspended turntable. I did the latter (and years later I have two tt's and a new house with a stable floor).

Oh, I forgot to mention, you might just relocate your rack to an different area in the room where the floor has better support. Floors near bearing walls and corners are usually more solid although corners may not be the best place for acoustical reasons.

Anyway its a PITA, good luck.