My experience with equipment Isolation and final implementation plan// duplicate post

[Hari Iyer]

I find getting the right amount of "springiness" tough when I experimented with springs under my TT (very heavy plinth made of multiple layers of Baltic birch plywood). If the spring is too soft it just compresses under the weight and no longer behaves like a spring as it should. If the spring is harder then it produces too much bounce. The trick was to tightly insert just the right amount of foam rubber inside a hard spring to dampen it.

Another very real struggle was finding the right locations to place the springs since the TT has very uneven weight distribution. A TT must be level for the cartridge to track properly. It took lots of experimentation to level the turntable.

Thanks for your insights. Luckily in my case the springs will not be required below the turntable as it's a suspension type turntable. I may just need to ensure low compliance feet so that they are rigidly coupling the base. The vibration will be addressed by the suspension itself.