How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration

Even while the Oracle turnable that I use has a built-in springs suspension by design there is a low or even sub-low frequency boom every time someone walks in a room. This becomes really bad with the subwoofer’s volume set high as the low frequency footsteps make straight to subwoofer where they are amplified shaking everything around. It seems the cartridge is picking up the footsteps very efficiently as even a lightest foot down becomes audioable. What can be done to attempt to isolate the turntable from the low frequency vibrations? Interesting, that the lower the volume of the subwoofer, the less the footstep shake is evident and with the subwoofer turned off it is a barely a problem at all.

esputnix06-14-2021 2:57am

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harrylavo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 341 posts 06-19-2021 at 02:33am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I endorse the use of wall racks. I used a target rack for years in several different rooms, and holding a Linn Sondek. Never ever a trace of footfall.
wturkey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 730 posts 06-19-2021 at 04:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete D.J.’s from the past were used ash trays with rubber bands wrapped around them. Not insinuating that you are a DJ or a smoker but surely you get the idea.
keswick8 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11 posts 06-19-2021 at 06:16am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Pleased that you got the problem sorted...
voodoofunk Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 42 posts 06-19-2021 at 11:14am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete SOLID TECH FEET OF SILENCE is a proven solution...their RACK OF SILENCE with the isolation system with TT shelf not only will work for your TT but for your front end equipment as well...Preamp...DAC...etc.
unreceivedogma Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 895 posts 06-19-2021 at 04:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete As a general rule, I look for the simplest solution as it is also usually the least expensive. As many others have noted here, set the table on a platform that’s bolted to the wall. It’s worked for me each time, both in my NYC loft (where I held many dance parties with up to 100 pairs of feet pounding the floor) and in my new home in Newburgh NY. before: vibration bad enough to sound like the woofer was going to rocket out of the cabinet. After: completely gone.