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Title: ideas for vibration isolation
Post by: aragorn723 on April 18, 2025, 02:21:13 AM
Does anyone have an idea for some DIY isolation feet (or something i could easily find at a hardware store maybe?)  I could use for a Quickie?  I put Herbie's tube dampers on the preamp and that gets rid of most of the ringing (and improved the sound a lot), but i'm looking to get rid of vibration transmission from closing my turntable cover or tapping the rack surface to the Quickie.  The tiny silicon feet i'm currently using (only a few mm thick) aren't doing the trick.  Thoughts?
Title: Re: ideas for vibration isolation
Post by: Paul Birkeland on April 18, 2025, 04:40:07 AM
Herbie's has squishy feet that might help.  Adding mass to the chassis along with the squishy feet is a good place to start.
Title: Re: ideas for vibration isolation
Post by: Doc B. on April 18, 2025, 04:42:50 AM
We sell an isolation platform. For an inexpnsive alternative - it's not pretty, but the big bubble wrap can work pretty well as an isolation layer.
Title: Re: ideas for vibration isolation
Post by: aragorn723 on April 18, 2025, 07:18:53 AM
Herbie's has squishy feet that might help.  Adding mass to the chassis along with the squishy feet is a good place to start.

That sounds like a plan, Herbies is good stuff.  Are there any weights I could screw on to the inside of the chassis, or maybe there's a better way?