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Like an LP12 or a Thorens?OK, plinth-gurus ... can you give me your reasoned opinions on whether concrete would be a good material for a plinth?
BTW, as far as I understand it, the purpose of the plinth (apart from just holding up the top plate! :-)) ) is to conduct vibrations engendered in the top-plate "down and out"!!
A knowledgable (and GEA) tinkerer friend of mine recently made up a plinth for a Thorens out of 1" thick Oz hardwood (mountain ash) - to replace the stock plinth which was fairly lightweight (solid) wood, being only 1/2" thick. He has two Thorens t/tables ... one has this thin plinth, another has a much beefier plinth - and this latter one always had more bass "heft" than the thin-plinth one.
Anyway, his new 1" thick plinth changed the sound of that Thorens for the better - now it has the same or better bass than his other "beefier-plinth" one!! :-))
The above being a preamble ... if:
a) a heavier solid-wood plinth makes the Thorens sound better (what was anaemic bass becomes good bass!), and
b) the purpose of the plinth is to drain vibrations away... would a plinth (for an LP12) made of cast concrete be a good idea or not (compared to the stock LP12 wooden plinth)??
It would not be too hard to "form up", say, a 1" thick plinth for an LP12 which had appropriate nuts embedded in the concrete to take bolts for the top-plate and used chicken-wire as reinforcing.
But I don't want to waste the time doing this if you hexperts out there tell me concrete is not a good material becoz ... etc. etc.
(And don't tell me it would look crummy bcoz I know I would have to spend some effort finishing off the surface of the cast concrete!!)Regards,
Andy
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Topic - Would a concrete plinth be a good idea for a sprung t/table? ... - andyr 01:36:57 10/09/06 (25)
- Probably not - plantsman 12:18:09 10/09/06 (1)
- Re: Probably not - andyr 14:41:16 10/09/06 (0)
- Resin concrete turntables are awesome. - tubesforever 10:00:44 10/09/06 (6)
- The worst thing about the lifeless "concrete" Kenwood was... - Fretless 15:06:22 10/09/06 (1)
- You are assuming a great many things Fretless.... - tubesforever 18:04:52 10/09/06 (0)
- Re: Resin concrete turntables are awesome. - andyr 13:57:37 10/09/06 (3)
- I shipped my Kenwood KD550 and manuals to Kenster.... - tubesforever 18:15:10 10/09/06 (2)
- Thanks, tubes ... - andyr 21:50:48 10/09/06 (1)
- I had both the owners manual and the service manual.... - tubesforever 22:49:30 10/09/06 (0)
- Re: Would a concrete plinth be a good idea for a sprung t/table? ... - Fred J 09:58:41 10/09/06 (1)
- Thanks, Ferd :-)) - andyr 14:48:08 10/09/06 (0)
- I'm no plinth guru, but... - bigi 09:40:31 10/09/06 (1)
- Re: I'm no plinth guru, but... - andyr 14:54:14 10/09/06 (0)
- Find a nice tonewood platform..... - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 07:29:24 10/09/06 (3)
- Re: Find a nice tonewood platform..... - Fretless 16:31:29 10/09/06 (1)
- Correction - Fretless 11:28:02 10/10/06 (0)
- Nice stuff ... thanks. nt - andyr 15:04:26 10/09/06 (0)
- Re: Would a concrete plinth be a good idea for a sprung t/table? ... - Abel McCain 04:03:43 10/09/06 (7)
- Re: Would a concrete plinth be a good idea for a sprung t/table? ... - andyr 04:35:32 10/09/06 (6)
- Draining away those dirty rings... - Abel McCain 06:04:45 10/09/06 (1)
- The ideal "vibrational drain" would ... - andyr 14:45:05 10/09/06 (0)
- Old dude to the rescue! - Estes 05:02:06 10/09/06 (3)
- Re: Old dude to the rescue! - andyr 05:26:58 10/09/06 (2)
- Where can you find the Cetech? The OL I can vouch for. . . - risabet 10:07:47 10/09/06 (1)
- Re: Where can you find the Cetech? The OL I can vouch for. . . - andyr 13:48:37 10/09/06 (0)