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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Showing 1 response by restock

Hanging from the ceiling is not only a cost effective solution to your problem, but also a superb isolating technique. The only vibrations that get feed back into the turntable are airborne, but they do not couple very well with self/turntable unit.

What if someone lives above you? The main problem is that you will get the floor vibrations from above. You can avoid walking around in your apartment when playing music, but you can't tell the above neighbor not to. Also, the higher the floor the worse probably the suspension of the floor.

If you have nobody living above your place then of course you can go ahead.

Also, another warning: If supporting the floor from underneath with jacks, do not tighten the jacks too much. Even a little pressure from below might result in tears in the house walls; so be careful.

Addding mass is always a possibilty: cinderblock from Homedepot are a very cheap solution. Add some sorbothane between layers of cinderblocks and concrete tiles and you should be ok.

Good luck!

Rene