Rack Advice

[diviy]

My system is stored on Ikea lack tables that the legs have been cut down then the legs have been filled with sand .My deck is mounted on a sheet of 20mm acrylic sheet with sorbothane feet and the deck has Isonoe isolation feet as well .

I have been given a 40" square block 2" thick oak block from what I have been reading oak is not classed as a good mount material to mount decks on I was thinking of using it as a stand alone deck shelf with the 20mm acrylic sheet on the shelf .

Any advice would be much very much appreciated .

Regards Gerry

[Macca]

Anything you sit a turntable on will have some effect on the sound, that's the nature of turntables.

The effect will also be dependant on the design of the turntable. Whether you like the effect or not will depend on you, and to some extent the type of music played.

I wouldn't take any blanket recommendation or condemnation of any shelf material as gospel. The only solution is to try it and see what you think.

[AJSki2fly]

I have been given a 40" square block 2" thick oak block from what I have been reading oak is not classed as a good mount material to mount decks on I was thinking of using it as a stand alone deck shelf with the 20mm acrylic sheet on the shelf .

Any advice would be much very much appreciated .

Regards Gerry

Not sure why Oak which is pretty dense and heavy would not be OK, you could try these under it and then sit you TT on top of the Oak, it should give good low frequency isolation. https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP4-V-Anti-Vibration-Pack/dp/B00BVEMLR4/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=isolation+pads&qid=1603623184&sr=8-5

I have used them under one of these which are good for general isolation, https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/aptitlig-butchers-block-bamboo-00233429/, I painted it with black lacquer and use it upside down. there are several audio site recommending it as being just as good as expensive isolation platforms. I think it is because the bamboo is ver dense and the board is made by cross lamination so would stop a range of frequencies.

[Gazjam]

+1 for the IKEA bamboo chopping board,
extremely effective.