Does Anybody Wall Mount Their Components?

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Originally Posted by Poppyhome

Hey Dan, I'm not a structural engineer, but my experience is the exact opposite. My turntable is mounted to the second and third studs perpendicular to the center structural beam of my house with wooden floors.

Zero vibration to my turntable and jumping up and down causes no issues. Footfalls are known problems for turntables on stands though and not for turntables mounted to perpendicular walls.

As for wall induced vibrations, I don't know what that is compared to floor induced vibrations and my subwoofer is on the floor.

Ron

Different placement locations can have different resonance points. So while there may be an improvement in one area (such as foot traffic), walls usually have a higher resonant frequency than flooring which means the turntable can be more susceptible to acoustic feedback when wall mounted - unless specific steps are taken in the wall construction to prevent it.

Everything is a trade off in audio.