Turntable feedback rumble problems with new sub


I have a Technics 1200 M3D and KEF LS50s. No issues. I just added a REL T7i and have a runaway feedback rumble problem at high volume. I added Isonoe footers to the table which didn’t do much. Unfortunately the table and speakers sit on a big media cabinet from Design Within Reach which is not ideal.  Not sure what the right next move is.  More turntable isolation, put footers under the cabinet legs, new turntable, new furniture, or new house?
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All you need is a couple inches of sand in a box. Pack the sand, put something on top of the sand- can be one big sheet of MDF or four small ones, hardly matters- and put the turntable on that. The footers you have may work better under the sand box, or under the turntable, you will just have to try them to see.  

If you have the space and the funds you can do even better with a granite machinists plate, which is what my table is on. Between the granite and the concrete rack is an inch of sand. On the bottom shelf the phono stage is on sand and if you look close you will see the square MDF footers the phono stage is on. Pic #7. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367
The sand is mixed with a small amount of mineral oil that helps it pack smooth and stay put without dust. Dirt cheap, tried and true.