Turntable feet

[MarginWalker]

I have just picked up a new solid wood plinth for my Thorens Td160 and it doesn't have any feet. Does anyone have any recommendations? Would I be best going with rubber feet or trying spikes? The TT is already on a wall shelf so there are no issues with vibrations from footfall affecting it.

Thanks
Phil

[struth]

Best i used were the magnetically levitating ones. Expensive though.

[MarginWalker]

They sound a bit out of my price range, Grant. looking at around £40 max.

[Audio Al]

2 squash balls cut in half ;)

You have a choice of soft medium or hard

[Ammonite Audio]

You already have suspension within the deck, so there's nothing to be gained from using anything soft or springy between the deck and shelf; indeed introducing a second mass-spring system will only result in problems, not improvements. Provided that the deck's suspension is properly set up, then hard rubber or plastic feet will do nicely.


I have just picked up a new solid wood plinth for my Thorens Td160 and it doesn't have any feet. Does anyone have any recommendations? Would I be best going with rubber feet or trying spikes? The TT is already on a wall shelf so there are no issues with vibrations from footfall affecting it.

Thanks
Phil

[MarginWalker]

Thanks Hugo, so just the standard black rubber feet that are made for cabinets etc would do the job as well as anything specifically audio?

[Ammonite Audio]

Yes, assuming that your deck's suspension is set up properly, and that everything is level, those would do fine. If your deck had been a solid, unsuspended type, things would be very different and there would definitely have been a case for introducing some proper isolation between it and the wall shelf; and that is a topic for a different thread.