Stupid turntable idea?

[cschaub]

I just got a Furman 15i power conditioner, the thing is a tank!! It must weigh 20lbs! It is also the perfect size to sit under my Thorens TD-160. Is it bad to do this, set the turntable on it? It provides a very level and heavy base. Picture below. It seems to make the bass a lottle fuller, plus I like the lights.

 

[squirrelnest]

Looks good to me....if it works fine, leave it!

 

[century tek]

The only downside I can think of is if the conditioner makes any noise or vibrations from a fan if it has one. Could also pick up hum being too close to a power transformer or power supply.

 

[EngineerNate]

Only downside I could see is if it had transformer hum or RF noise that made it's way into the signal.

 

[tom3]

I'd think about hum and heat.

I put a 4x4 post under the floor joints just below my turntable. Rock solid, can jump on the floor with no problem. The wood plinth and metal base on the Elac probably helps to dampen any interference too. I suppose a Thorens is built much the same.

 

[hifitommy]

i wouldn't put it there. maple or bamboo, perhaps granite, on sorbothane 1/2 spheres.

 

[theophile]

Looks good to me....if it works fine, leave it!

Famous last words...

 

[Elfasto]

Apart from possible noise from the power conditioner and perhaps heat, I see nothing wrong with this setup. If you don't have any issues, then play away!

 

[Akustic]

I wouldn't do it .... the signal coming out of that cartridge is the lowest level, most susceptible signal in your system.
Additionally the cartridge is susceptible to minute vibrations..
Just sounds like a bad idea ...
I'm standing with the heavy inert material and sorbothane crowd ..
I give my turntables their own platform ..

 

[kirk57]

A turntable is in essence a vibration measuring device.

Plan accordingly.

 

[shrinkboy]

and getting your speakers off the floor will help their perforrmance a lot

 

[JoeESP9]

and getting your speakers off the floor will help their perforrmance a lot

What he said. Those speakers are not floor standers. Tweeters at ear height when seated is most desirable.

 

[restorer-john]

What he said. Those speakers are not floor standers. Tweeters at ear height when seated is most desirable.

The OP may be of short stature.

 

[AdamAnt316]

Magnetic fields such as those produced by a magnet or transformer can possibly have an adverse effect on a turntable and/or the cartridge installed in it. Several years ago, I brought my Bang & Olufsen Beogram 8000 turntable to a local AKer gathering to show it off. The only large flat spot I could find near the stereo system was on top of one of the massive Altec 19 speakers hooked to said system. I knew that this is usually a no-no due to vibrations from the speaker, but figured it'd probably be OK if we kept the volume down.

Unfortunately, cueing up a record resulted in muffled sound from only one channel. I thought the cartridge suspension had decided to fail at the worst possible time, but when I got home and hooked the Beogram to my system for testing purposes, it sounded fine. I realized that the driver magnets in the Altec had probably affected the moving iron element in the B&O cartridge. I was lucky that things returned to normal once the TT was no longer sitting on top of the speaker, but I can't be sure that this would be the case for all cartridges or styli, so be cautious.

 

[bobins08]

i wouldn't put it there. maple or bamboo, perhaps granite, on sorbothane 1/2 spheres.

Electronics under a turntable is not a great idea. Magnetic fields are not your friend. Transformers, fans, motors, etc., should not be in close proximity to the TT motor and the cartridge coils.

It is always best to isolate a turntable from these effect and from room and airborne vibration sources.