rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) (09/29/84)
Somewhere I seem to remember seeing a mounting for turntables to isolate them from room vibrations, and I think it was made of Sorbothane ((R) Sorbothane Corp.). This is a funny, rather squishy rubberlike substance - hard to describe. Anyway, I can't remember or find where (I think) I saw the ad; maybe it was just an artifact of a cosmic ray on some neurons. Still, it seems like a good idea, and I've noticed that you can buy Sorbothane for things like shoe sole pads and bicycling gloves, where its purpose is to absorb shock. I don't know where else you might buy it, but it seems you could use one of these sources to get some flat pieces to support and isolate a turntable. Any thoughts on this? I haven't tried it, so I don't know just how good it is at absorbing the sort of shock that annoys a stylus/tonearm; I also don't know what sort of resonances it might encourage instead of damping. It's just interesting stuff and an interesting little idea to play with. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Relax...don't worry...have a homebrew.