Hello all, I just picked up a pioneer pl100 and it sounds great. The problem is any movement on the floor and it is skipping. Can I correct this?

More tracking force and maybe less anti-skating could help. What cartridge do you have and what is your current tracking force?

G'day mate, if the turntable is set up correctly and the problem is acoustically based, then laying some carpet underlay under the turntable or mounting shelf as a means of absorbing floor borne vibration, can be extremely efffective.

It completely cured a similar problem I had in one of my listening rooms! Regards, Felix aka catman.

Mount a wall shelf and set the table on there..

I have an audio technica, the skate is at 2 and the weight is at 2.5. I will try all suggestions thanks for the help

I have an audio technica, the skate is at 2 and the weight is at 2.5. I will try all suggestions thanks for the help

2.5 is quite a bit, so that tracking force should not be the problem unless the setting isn't accurate. Are you an experienced turntable user, familiar with the process of balancing the tonearm, adjsting the dial to zero, and then turning the weight to the desired setting? Many AudioTechnica cartridges require a tracking force of far less than 2.5. It's usually between 1.0 and 1.5. I sometimes go a little beyond that, but I've never gone to 2.5 with a hi-fi cartridge. A dj cartridge, yes, but not a hi-fi cartridge.

Bob I am a total noob, and no nothing about the adjustment. It amazes me how much knowledge is in this forum. It has been a Godsend.

If it's bouncing around due to footfalls on a suspended floor (vs. concrete slab) then the only thing many folks can do to eliminate this is to put it on a wall shelf or do other methods of isolating it from vibrations and such from your floor...

One more voice for the wall shelf. Be sure to mount it to the studs behind the wall. That provides the most support.

Do your best to level up the shelf rather then leveling the turntable on the shelf.


Good luck


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Bob I am a total noob, and no nothing about the adjustment. It amazes me how much knowledge is in this forum. It has been a Godsend.

So then here's the deal...

1. Turn the weight until the arm floats totally balanced, parallel to the platter.

2. Turn the dial in front of the weight to 0, making sure the weight does not turn. You'll need to return the arm to the armrest to do this.

3. Turn the weight to 1.5 and the dial should turn with it while you're turning the weight.

4. Turn the anti-skating to 1.5.

5. Try it out.

Also...look on the cartridge for a model number. Maybe we can find AudioTechnica's recommended tracking force on the internet.

Thanks for all the info everyone, I reset the arm and that helped quite a bit. It is still doing so I am going to rearrange and go with a shelf. Right now its on top of my receiver. Thanks again, I will report back with my findings. Thanks for the lesson Bob, thanks to all.

Yeah, the only total cure will be a wall shelf. You need to isolate it from the floor. I live in an apartment on the second floor, all my suspended tables bounce unless they are somewhat isolated from the floor.