Turntable stand

[colinB]

Pig ugly too!

[BTH K10A]

Agreed, more function over form, but then wall mount supports don't win any prizes for asthetics either. Bit smaller though.

[MartinT]

I've always wonered what one of these would be like, shame it's in the states.

Postage $35?? Worldwide?? I somehow doubt that

[Mr Pig]

Would everyone agree that a wall platform , like a Target jobby, is the way to go?

Turntables like wall shelves. You would think otherwise but they do. Even a stud wall seems to work ok. Even lightweight DIY shelves seem to sound quite nice.

I've tried a lot of tables and supports and the best I've used by a country mile is Mana. It's stunning and well worth the cost. Even then a Mana wall shelf is better than a floor stand, even John Watson of Mana said that. But if the floor is sturdy and the wall wobbly I'd go for a floor stand.

[colinB]

Hasnt Manna folded?
The wall i was going to use sounds like a snare drum when you tap it, its been built using two stud skins so in effect its a big empty chamber.

[Mr Pig]

Hasn't Mana folded?

Oh yes, long time ago, but you can still find the stuff on the used market. It'll be around for a long time, it's virtually indestructible!

The wall I was going to use sounds like a snare drum when you tap it, in effect its a big empty chamber.

How that would sound who knows. It sounds like a bad idea but so does a lot of things that work ok. What you can do is rip the wall open, add strength to the inside then re-sheet it. You can put in wooden straps exactly where you want to hang the shelf.

[colinB]

Not a bad idea. Could even fill the cavity with sand.

[Mr Pig]

Could even fill the cavity with sand.

Mmm, I don't know. apart from the practical considerations, could be interesting if you ever drill into it, I don't know what it would sound like. Sometimes things that you would think would work, just don't. I genuinely have no idea what a sand-filled wall might do.

[Reid Malenfant]

Colin, what i suggest you do is find out where the studs are & get a couple of bits of 3/4" MDF & glue them together (or use one piece of 1" MDF) & make a board big enough to attach the wall mount to the studs directly...

It shouldn't be too difficult & at the end of the day if you remove it you'll just have between 4 & however many screws holes you choose to fill in

[colinB]

That sounds easy do able