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Wall mounting on studs

Hi everyone,

I'm mounting my turntable on the wall, and the shelf system is designed to span over 3 studs (and uses all 3). Since my studs in the wall are currently not where I want them to be, I'm just going to open up the wall and install new studs so my shelf can be installed exactly where I want it to be. My question is, should I just add new studs running vertically from floor to ceiling, or can I add 2x4s horinzontally between the existing studs that are 16" apart? I'm not concerned about cost or difficulty - I just want to know from a performance point of view, what's best to minimize vibration to the shelf?

Thanks!

Pierre
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sandthemall
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If adding studs horizontally, have each horizontal stud 'rest' on short vertical studs screwed to the existing vertical studs on either side.  Then screw the horizontal stud to these extra 'shelf' studs. This will also give you some extra mass. 

Just adding horizontal studs isn't ideal.  You want some additional support.

Hope this helps.
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