blakey72 Posted March 25 Posted March 25 So I'm fairly keen to wall mount my Pro-ject X2 turntable (10kg) on the wall. One for isolation and two to make a space on my rack to separate pre and power amps (cooling). I've looked at Rega and Project wall mounts and they are not cheap. I don't mind paying that if I have to but if there's a cheaper option I'd rather it. Any thoughts on a cheaper way to do it? Has anyone just built one themself with success? I mean I guess the proper ones have isolation material built in design helps as well but would it really make that much difference? What do you think???
Batty Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Way back in the 1980s I screwed a 1" thick piece of wood to a wooden window sill that was 6" deep the board was 15" x 15" so it overhung a fair bit so a pair of angle brackets were bolted to the wall for extra support. For isolation I used a sheet of sorbithane, I guess The anti vibe pads from bunnings would work or whatever Isolation you prefer. 1
Warren Jones Posted March 31 Posted March 31 (edited) I tried wall mounting and found it made no difference so I went a different route. My walls vibrated almost as much as the floor (I'm on stumps). My TT now sits on a Minus K but these are around $7-8k before this I built a sprung isolation platform which worked pretty good for under $100. Edited March 31 by Warren Jones
e83cc Posted April 2 Posted April 2 On 1/4/2025 at 10:47 AM, Warren Jones said: I tried wall mounting and found it made no difference so I went a different route. My walls vibrated almost as much as the floor (I'm on stumps). I had success hanging a 130kg non suspended TT on a wall in an old villa with sprung tongue and groove flooring. The trick is to use a structural stud wall - one with piles direct to ground underneath. Non structural stud walls will move with the floor. 2
Kaynin Posted April 2 Posted April 2 (edited) 6 hours ago, e83cc said: a 130kg non suspended TT on a wall Bulltish. Edited April 2 by Kaynin
e83cc Posted April 2 Posted April 2 38 minutes ago, Kaynin said: Bulltish. There you go mate - I put structural uprights inside the wall. The floating shelf could take 2 guys standing on it without moving. There are some on this forum who actually do stuff, no tish. 2 1
Kaynin Posted April 2 Posted April 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, e83cc said: There you go mate - I put structural uprights inside the wall. The floating shelf could take 2 guys standing on it without moving. There are some on this forum who actually do stuff, no tish. Great work Nick, I love it. Over-engineering at its best, just my style. Very impressive. Edited April 2 by Kaynin 1
wasabijim Posted April 2 Posted April 2 isn't there a story about a dad who just put a beefy steel pipe thru his floor right the way down and into the ground? didn't need to go too far and it was sufficiently solid to fix the TT to that.
Juzbear Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Most shelves don’t have vibration absorption- most are a steel frame bolted to the wall with a board sat on top with some sort of adjustable spike/bolt to allow leveling. This last part is the only thing that is beyond what you could achieve with basic diy from Bunnings (I imagine this is easy too). That said, the pre made ones look good and I reckon are a reasonable investment. As for reduction of vibration, they are amazing for reducing footfall vibration. I can’t think of anything else that allows you to dance around in front of your stereo without making the needle jump. Justin
wasabijim Posted April 3 Posted April 3 On 02/04/2025 at 9:10 PM, Batty said: "story" yeah, i came across it on Vinyl Engine, it must be legit
GregWormald Posted April 6 Posted April 6 (edited) On 02/04/2025 at 9:31 PM, wasabijim said: isn't there a story about a dad who just put a beefy steel pipe thru his floor right the way down and into the ground? didn't need to go too far and it was sufficiently solid to fix the TT to that. It must be fiction—a steel pipe would ring! I cut a hole in the floor and built a concrete block column. Edited April 6 by GregWormald
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