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[Travis*N]

Yesterday I finally recieved the REGA P3 turntable I had ordered about 3 weeks ago. All I can say right now is "WOW"
I will never listen to a CD again. (not really, just hyperbolizing )
anyway, thanks to everyone who gave me some info/opinions when I was deciding what to go with. One thing now I am wondering about is isolation. Right now it's sitting on a rickety old wooden shelf, and if I tap the shelf, I hear a bump in the sound when playing a record. So whats a good way to isolate the TT. Is a really heavy, solid stand that doesn't move at all the best way to go or something that will absorb vibrations better. (rubber feet??)

 

[Danny Tse]

Over at audioasylum, some of the inmates highly recommend the IKEA LACK as a turntable platform. Do a search on the vinyl section of that site and you will find a lot of info.

I would suggest Vibrapods underneath the turntable for vibration control.

 

[Jack Briggs]

Always support a turntable/tonearm combo on the sturdiest-possible, most-isolated surface—for the obvious reasons: avoiding acoustic feedback as well as physical shock (resulting in your once-precious discs becoming scratched). It's all the more important with such a sophisticated, precisely engineered turntable as yours. Such precision comes at a price: It's delicate.

(Be as gentle with it as possible. Handle it carefully and keep it clean. And put the thing on a sturdier surface.)

 

[Philip Hamm]

You're already well on the way just by having it on a shelf. You can walk around the room without the "boom-boom" of your footprints.

 

[Rachael B]

I've seen turntables hung from the ceiling. It's unorthodox but it can work.

 

[gregD]

Especially a Rega, which is comparatively light in weight... on recommendation, I put a Bright Star isolation block under my Planar 3, and it made an audible difference.

Their product line has changed some since I got mine... have a look: http://www.brightstaraudio.com/isolation_series.htm