If your needle jumps when u walk across the floor or you hear acoustic feedback then u need some type of isolation. If not then your present set up is all u need. Sometimes people tend to go to extremes and this is overkill and expensive at that. I had a micro seiki BL-51 that had huge rubber feet that isolated it well. I also have AR turntables that will mistrack if I walk across the floor but the AR like the Linn always sound better to me. I must like the sound of spring suspended tables better but they are harder to isolate from footfalls. So I step lightly while the turntables are playing.
is turntable isolation required?
I have read opinions saying that solid plinth turntables absolutely require some kind of isolation platform to sound their best. Would you say this is correct?
my Thorens TD-850 weighs 21 kg, very solid plinth, sits on spiked feet that have a small, built-in layer of what appears to be viscoelastic material (presumably providing a very small amount of isolation), on a Billy Bags stand. Solid floor. I had it on a Bright Star (sandbox-type) platform, but couldn't really hear much difference, if any, with or without it.
If I'm likely to hear a real benefit an HRS S-1 platform looks appealing. Other recommendations welcome.
that it be cost-effective might be too much to ask, in this hobby.
my Thorens TD-850 weighs 21 kg, very solid plinth, sits on spiked feet that have a small, built-in layer of what appears to be viscoelastic material (presumably providing a very small amount of isolation), on a Billy Bags stand. Solid floor. I had it on a Bright Star (sandbox-type) platform, but couldn't really hear much difference, if any, with or without it.
If I'm likely to hear a real benefit an HRS S-1 platform looks appealing. Other recommendations welcome.
that it be cost-effective might be too much to ask, in this hobby.