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I'm Martin.
A dedicated will only make a difference to the sound of your turntable and if you have a suspended floor then the TT is better off on a wall shelf anyway. The performance of solid state devices is unaffected by vibration orders of magnitude greater than it will experience sat in domestic room. There's zero benefit to be had from any anti-vibration/isolating/ coupling treatment.
And as you have noticed the price of hi-fi racks is utterly ludicrous compared to the material value.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I'd love to see some evidence of vibration travelling through a floor and a piece of solid oak furniture to the extent it could effect sound quality.
Edit. Not including turntables
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Being as this is a subjective forum, evidence is not needed, and everyone will have different experiences etc re this, just as they do with cables ...
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You sure about that?Originally Posted by Macca
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/soli...behaviour.html
https://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/...d-state.96736/
Mana Acoustics Racks / Bright Star IsoNodes Decoupling >> Allo DigiOne Player >> Pedja Rogic's Audial Model S DAC + Pioneer PL-71 turntable / Vista Audio phono-1 mk II / Denon PCL-5 headshell / Reson Reca >> LFD DLS >> LFD PA2M (SE) >> Royd RR3s.
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I'm Steve.
Thanks everyone. Really helpful
My Garrard 401 has a Loricraft plinth with squash balls on each corner so that might provide enough isolation sitting on top of a heavy piece of oak furniture.
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I'm Neil.
Easy test: put a record on and stamp near your furniture. If your speaker drivers pump then you would benefit from more isolation.
Mana Acoustics Racks / Bright Star IsoNodes Decoupling >> Allo DigiOne Player >> Pedja Rogic's Audial Model S DAC + Pioneer PL-71 turntable / Vista Audio phono-1 mk II / Denon PCL-5 headshell / Reson Reca >> LFD DLS >> LFD PA2M (SE) >> Royd RR3s.
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Hi Steve
Have a look at http://www.customspeakerstands.co.uk
The guys name is Richard very helpful and friendly and very reasonably priced.
I had bought a Hifi racks equipment rack which he could have made for me at half the price.
He did make me a substantial pair of oak speaker stands again at half the price hifi racks were going to charge.
Bernie
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I'm Martin.
Pretty much. Here's a thread on the same forum where a bloke who does it for a living measures the effect of vibration:
https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/thre...ophony.174095/
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I'm Gary.
Fair enough, but I also said earlier in the thread that I'd challenge anybody to "hear" a difference between racks.
Marantz CD63 KI Signature
Project Debut II
Pioneer A656 Reference
Epos M5s
Atacama Stands
Maplin speaker cable cos I can't hear a difference
Various interconnects as above
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I'm Neil.
Racks and Stands - yes or no?
Ever tried a Mana rack? These effectively couple the floor into large tuned glass plates. When you tap a properly set up Mana rack level it should produce a clean “bongggg” when tapped. The rack sings with the music.
It sounds “live” and more forward, but also can be coarse, more ringy.
Mana Acoustics Racks / Bright Star IsoNodes Decoupling >> Allo DigiOne Player >> Pedja Rogic's Audial Model S DAC + Pioneer PL-71 turntable / Vista Audio phono-1 mk II / Denon PCL-5 headshell / Reson Reca >> LFD DLS >> LFD PA2M (SE) >> Royd RR3s.
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