[Audiophilehi]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Paul.......Wall mounting a turntable has never struck me as a sensible way to control vibration. Most interior walls vibrate considerable more than floors. Poured in place concrete walls would be the exception. Due to a typical home's interior wall construction with either wood framing or metal stud framing on 16 inch centers with 5/8" drywall screwed to the framing, there is plenty of vibration over the hollow spans between the wall studs. I would never consider wall mounting a turntable or audio components.

Sure, some floors in wood framed homes that have marginally supported wood floor joists will create vibration issues, especially for turntables and heavy footed occupants. This is where good quality racks with well engineered shelf isolation come into play. Trying to stop a wall from vibrating is another story. Wall mounting a turntable may eliminate foot fall problems, but it aggravates the introduction of wall induced vibrations into a wall mounted platform. For me, wall mounting has never been a solution. Curing one problem only generates more issues.

Hi Dan....thanks so much! Your explanation makes a lot of sense. I will now put this idea behind me.