cheap help with reducing turntable vibrations?

[bt]

I have an 80s-vintage Harman Kardon turntable. It sits atop an
"entertainment center"-type piece of furniture, which is not very stable
(it came from Ikea). This is on the upstairs floor of an old and rather
rickety apartment building. The point is that the turntable is subject
to vibrations--if I walk near the turntable while it is playing, the
record may skip. Any simple, and inexpensive (under $50) measures I can
take to minimize this problem? Thanks.

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bt wrote:
> I have an 80s-vintage Harman Kardon turntable. It sits atop an
> "entertainment center"-type piece of furniture, which is not very stable
> (it came from Ikea). This is on the upstairs floor of an old and rather
> rickety apartment building. The point is that the turntable is subject
> to vibrations--if I walk near the turntable while it is playing, the
> record may skip. Any simple, and inexpensive (under $50) measures I can
> take to minimize this problem? Thanks.



You know those really soft stress release squishy toys? Try three of
them under the table. No joke. Just make sure the table stays level.
Also, do anything you can to stablize that the furniture. If it moves
too much aint nothin going to help.




Scott Wheeler

[bt]

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wrote:
>
> You know those really soft stress release squishy toys? Try three of
> them under the table. No joke. Just make sure the table stays level.
> Also, do anything you can to stablize that the furniture. If it moves
> too much aint nothin going to help.
>

Thanks, Scott. I'm not sure I know what those toys are... could you
point me in thee direction? (I.e., where do I find them, and what do I
ask for?) Thanks again.

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bt wrote:
> In article . com>,
> wrote:
> >
> > You know those really soft stress release squishy toys? Try three of
> > them under the table. No joke. Just make sure the table stays level.
> > Also, do anything you can to stablize that the furniture. If it moves
> > too much aint nothin going to help.
> >
>
> Thanks, Scott. I'm not sure I know what those toys are... could you
> point me in thee direction? (I.e., where do I find them, and what do I
> ask for?) Thanks again.


They are usually in the bins with the superballs and such at toy
stores. They come in many shapes. I think they are made of the same
stuff as the old Stretch Armstrong toys.




Scott Wheeler

[bt]

In article om>,
wrote:

> They are usually in the bins with the superballs and such at toy
> stores. They come in many shapes. I think they are made of the same
> stuff as the old Stretch Armstrong toys.
>
Thanks again, scott. I'll take a look at Toys 'r' us.

[ScottW]

bt wrote:
> In article om>,
> wrote:
>
> > They are usually in the bins with the superballs and such at toy
> > stores. They come in many shapes. I think they are made of the same
> > stuff as the old Stretch Armstrong toys.
> >
> Thanks again, scott. I'll take a look at Toys 'r' us.

If that doesn't work... a wall mounted shelf often offers better
isolation from footfalls.

ScottW

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ScottW wrote:
> bt wrote:
> > In article om>,
> > wrote:
> >
> > > They are usually in the bins with the superballs and such at toy
> > > stores. They come in many shapes. I think they are made of the same
> > > stuff as the old Stretch Armstrong toys.
> > >
> > Thanks again, scott. I'll take a look at Toys 'r' us.
>
> If that doesn't work... a wall mounted shelf often offers better
> isolation from footfalls.
>
> ScottW


Excellent call. You might want to do both actually.




Scott Wheeler

[Margaret von B.]

"bt" > wrote in message
news:bt-9E2CA7.13124008062005@localhost...
>I have an 80s-vintage Harman Kardon turntable. It sits atop an
> "entertainment center"-type piece of furniture, which is not very stable
> (it came from Ikea). This is on the upstairs floor of an old and rather
> rickety apartment building. The point is that the turntable is subject
> to vibrations--if I walk near the turntable while it is playing, the
> record may skip. Any simple, and inexpensive (under $50) measures I can
> take to minimize this problem? Thanks.

For $50 you're OOL. The only effective solution for bad floors is a
wall-mount Mana shelf. I don't know what they go for these days but they're
not cheap. A friend of mine tweaked an IKEA shelf for the same purpose and
it worked quite well. That is, until the entire structure collapsed under
the weight of his Orbe and destroyed the table, SME arm and vdH pickup :-(

I suspect that it would work fine under a lighter table.


Cheers,

Margaret

[Arny Krueger]

"bt" > wrote in message
news:bt-9E2CA7.13124008062005@localhost...
> I have an 80s-vintage Harman Kardon turntable. It sits
atop an
> "entertainment center"-type piece of furniture, which is
not very stable
> (it came from Ikea). This is on the upstairs floor of an
old and rather
> rickety apartment building. The point is that the
turntable is subject
> to vibrations--if I walk near the turntable while it is
playing, the
> record may skip. Any simple, and inexpensive (under $50)
measures I can
> take to minimize this problem? Thanks.

You need a patio block and a small bicycle tube. The tube,
when inflated should be small enough to support the patio
block around its periphery. Inflate the tube just enough to
support the block, and place the turntable on top of it.

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I have an 80s-vintage Harman Kardon turntable. It sits atop an
"entertainment center"-type piece of furniture, which is not very
stable
(it came from Ikea). This is on the upstairs floor of an old and
rather
rickety apartment building. The point is that the turntable is subject

to vibrations--if I walk near the turntable while it is playing, the
record may skip. Any simple, and inexpensive (under $50) measures I
can
take to minimize this problem? Thanks

Option 1:

Go to a place that sells old electric typewriters and pick up a
typewriter pad. Cost: maybe $10-15.00.

Option 2:

Get a small inner tube and a cinder block big enoug for the table.
Loosely inflate the tube so that it will just support the block and
place the block on the tube and the table on the block.
Cost: Maybe $30-40.00 depending on the cost of the tube.

[GeoSynch]

"bt" wrote:

>I have an 80s-vintage Harman Kardon turntable. It sits atop an
> "entertainment center"-type piece of furniture, which is not very stable
> (it came from Ikea). This is on the upstairs floor of an old and rather
> rickety apartment building. The point is that the turntable is subject
> to vibrations--if I walk near the turntable while it is playing, the
> record may skip. Any simple, and inexpensive (under $50) measures I can
> take to minimize this problem? Thanks.

Here's a $10 isolation platform solution:
http://www.soundstage.com/weaver03.htm


GeoSynch

[bt]

Thanks to all of you for the useful suggestions. Much appreciated.