OldSch00l
Seeking a Happy Medium
So I am moving at the end of the month and I have been trying to come up with a new home for my audio gear, as I currently have it built into the living room closet where I live now. I have been leaning towards some sort of credenza as that seems to be a popular choice, and I require that it be more of a piece of 'furniture' than just a 'gear stand' like a flexi-rack.
What concerns me most is isolation/damping for my turntable. My current setup works VERY well for this and I can crank my system as loud as I can stand and have no issues with feedback or footfalls, even with the tremendous low end that my speakers can reproduce.
Initially I started looking at your usual 'MCM' style low, wide credenzas like this:
However, the ones that I like tend to be rather expensive and in short supply. So I started looking around for other options and I came across an Ikea product that would work very well for the room it will be going in. Their 2 x 4 'Kallax' (formerly Expedit) with a row of cabinets:
I would be replacing the casters with 6 standard legs.
I know that there are quite a number of people here with these Kallax/Expedit stands and I am trying to get an idea of how well they isolate/damp vibrations while supporting a turntable, and if I am better off saving up for a 'vintage' piece of furniture instead that is constructed from real solid wood instead of pressboard.
Thoughts? Experiences?
What concerns me most is isolation/damping for my turntable. My current setup works VERY well for this and I can crank my system as loud as I can stand and have no issues with feedback or footfalls, even with the tremendous low end that my speakers can reproduce.
Initially I started looking at your usual 'MCM' style low, wide credenzas like this:
However, the ones that I like tend to be rather expensive and in short supply. So I started looking around for other options and I came across an Ikea product that would work very well for the room it will be going in. Their 2 x 4 'Kallax' (formerly Expedit) with a row of cabinets:
I would be replacing the casters with 6 standard legs.
I know that there are quite a number of people here with these Kallax/Expedit stands and I am trying to get an idea of how well they isolate/damp vibrations while supporting a turntable, and if I am better off saving up for a 'vintage' piece of furniture instead that is constructed from real solid wood instead of pressboard.
Thoughts? Experiences?