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Ceiling-suspended turntable - practical?

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Posted on March 8, 1999 at 06:53:59
Allan


 
I was talking to a guy who at one time experimented with suspending his turntable from the ceiling. He used strong expansion spings and a pair of wooden spacers with holes in the corners to run the springs thru and create some anti-sway stability. The springs were attached to a heavy oak platform/box that held the turntable. Has anyone else tried something similiar? And does anyone think it may have potential?

Thanks

 

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Probably over doing it., posted on March 8, 1999 at 18:27:21
Vinylly


 
nt

 

In fact, Probably a good canidate for the....., posted on March 9, 1999 at 07:27:39
Vinyle Asylum


 
nt

 

Re: Ceiling-suspended turntable - practical?, posted on March 9, 1999 at 14:10:50
Rick


 
Really not a bad idea. Depends on what you are trying to accomplish by suspending the turntable. As a method of isolating the table from foot fall, or a bouncy listening room floor I can attest it works.

Sonically, I am not really sure of the benefit.

In school I had mine suspended from the ceiling with an arrangement of a ceiling hook in the beam, a screen door closer spring, 4 light chains and a plywood base. Kept anyone from disturbing the tracking by walking, or dancing on the floor.

As I say, in those days, volume and not quality were the prime target. So the audiophile quality of such a set up is questionable at best.


 

Re: Ceiling-suspended turntable - practical?, posted on March 18, 1999 at 20:05:53
Bryon


 
Until the mid eighties my main tt was a Thorens TD160 which for some reason was incredibly sensitive with the tracking force at 1 gram. I suspended it from the ceiling to avoid constant skipping as people danced or even walked in the same room. I might have being doing something terribly wrong but suspending the table from the ceiling with chain in a similar manner to what you described did the trick. The Oracle I use now doesn't appear to have the same problem.

 

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