Turntable base

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Offline Adrian

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on: February 22, 2019, 03:49:09 PM
I have been running my turntable (RP6) with it sitting on top of a 2" granite base spiked to a walnut shelf inside a cabinet.  I have had this and other TTs in this configuration for many, many years and thought this helped to isolate the TT from outside influences.

Today I removed the granite slab and set the RP6 directly on a 1" walnut shelf in the same place in the cabinet.

I have spent the last four hours listening to some very familiar albums (Al DeMiola - Splendido Hotel, Sonny Rollins - Sax Colossus, Diana Krall - All For You, and The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Live at Carnegie Hall).

All of these familiar albums immediately opened up - noticeably more detail and air with better bass and percussion presentation.

I kept listening wondering if it was my imagination.  I have concluded that the granite slab was not the best mat for my TTs.

Is it possible the thick granite "sucked the life" out of the music?

I have read much about different bases, pads, and isolation platforms for TTs and never found a definitive product that most could agree on and that I was willing to throw down the bucks for.

For now, the granite block is sitting in the garage waiting to be repurposed.
« Last Edit: February 22, 2019, 11:27:23 PM by Adrian »

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Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #1 on: February 22, 2019, 03:56:03 PM
Save it for your BeePre!

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Reply #2 on: February 22, 2019, 11:30:44 PM
Thanks, Paul
By the time the next BeePre batch becomes available I may have a place for all of my stuff.
Currently, I'm trying to clear and build a space for a second TT so I can more easily play my mono LPs.

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VPI Prime w/Ortofon Quintet Black MC/Rothwell MCL Lundahl SUT/EROS/Submissive (3 output mod)/Mainline/Crack - Speedball/S.E.X. 2.1 - C4S/S.E.X. 3.0 - C4S/Paramounts - Blumenstein 2.2 Mini-Max w/DOF mod -Senn HD600/Viso HP50/Focal Elear.