30 ft rca run too long for a phono to preamp?

That might work. You should first try placing it there on a stand to see if the placement is going to be sufficiently far enough from the speakers to avoid reacting to the energy emanating from the drivers...especially the bass. It won't be perfect, but you should get an idea if the placement makes an improvement. If it does, you might be in business. The Galibier sandbox made a significant improvement in my system, and the buyer of it told me it did the same for him.

I take it since you haven't commented on the method that suspending the table from the ceiling is not an option.

Almarg,
Thanks for correcting me. Even between phono stage and preamp, long cable is also not a good idea IMHO. I believe long cable (if done right) is fine between pre and power amp.

Another thought is to replace the Vandersteen with some small monitor speakers and a subwoofer that can be placed away from the turntable. If you love the Vandersteen, then this won't work of course. Just a thought.

Alright Gentlemen, lots to think about, the ceiling mount is a possibilty, but it would still be about 45" from each speaker. I will look into the Galibier sandbox, and Audiolui, you may be onto something as I blew the bottoms out of my Vandersteens sunday afternoon.

Thanks, I will post back with my solution.

Mike

Hanaleimike
maybe, just maybe what I did in terms of a wall mount (not grown on my own tree) could work for you too. Have a look at my system.
The tt is jolly close to the speakers going easy to 35Hz and I get no feedback to my pick-up what ever, I promise.

The idea with this is to have a sturdy mount, but VERY little in the way of low frequency 'getting a grip' so to speak on the support.

The idea came for some VERY high-end tt mounted in a system on display some time ago with Image HiFi (high-end German mag.)

The wall needs to be of course VERY solid, as it is in my case e.g. brick and mortar.

Please let me know what you think.
Axel

What table are we talking about and where do you have it currently with respect to your system pictures? Are you thinking of moving that stuffed chair and placing the table there, next to the truss?