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My concern would be that flipping through the record storage would cause the tonearm to jump. I also wonder how it would hold up to normal vibrations through the floor.
 
It looks like beefy MDF, which is pretty heavy, but I wonder that myself. Some isolators, maybe, underneath?

Obviously a shelf on the wall is still superior but this is a nice bit of kit for $350.
 
meggy said:
My concern would be that flipping through the record storage would cause the tonearm to jump. I also wonder how it would hold up to normal vibrations through the floor.
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Exactly on both counts. It looks like it would be a resonation tower.
 
Nice ... I've been looking for a TT/CD player/headphone amp shelf to replace my old MDF rack from back in the day ... now being used for my headphone rig.

I've got a Music Hall mmf 2.1 sitting on top of my old MDF rack (not rock solid sturdy). I don't have any problems with vibrations ... I'm using vibrapods under the TT feet.
Prior to the Vibrapods ... I did have resonation problems ... for example: walk by the TT and needle would skip.

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$56K in backing on a $10K campaign to build a small stereo stand?

I think I may have to come up with a campaign for an item called a "Kitchen Table and Chairs".
People could sit around at one and eat together while talking.
That should be good for at least $600K in funding ('figuring that more people eat than use turntables)...
 
robgmn said:
$56K in backing on a $10K campaign to build a small stereo stand?

I think I may have to come up with a campaign for an item called a "Kitchen Table and Chairs".
People could sit around at one and eat together while talking.
That should be good for at least $600K in funding ('figuring that more people eat than use turntables)...
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Well, the backers do get the furniture... it's not free money. If you can build $600k of tables and chairs in a month or two, I'd go for it.
 
I have a Gusdorf from College that I still use where the very bottom is for LP storage, the rest of the shelves are for gear, with top as the TT station. Unlike this one, the Gusdorf is built like a tank, with solid sides and back, and glass doors on the front.

This one looks like a problem waiting to happen with resonating and vibration from the floor and goofing around with the LP's. I suppose if you didn't mess with the records when the TT was active, that would work. I would think a company like Sauder whom is already producing similar cabinets would be a better bet, but I'm a capitalist, so I understand the entrepreneurial side of this.

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Could you explain what that (resonating) means? I'm a little new to some of this...
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Resonating is when a structure vibrates from sound waves. An acoustical guitar is a good example. You strum and the strings and the vibration is transferred to the guitar body, resonating the body and producing sound. Resonating a structure like the TT Station is obviously bad because that would tend to transfer the cabinet resonating to the tone arm. That's akin to feedback on a microphone. Bad news for Audio Enthusiasts.
 
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Could you explain what that means? I'm a little new to some of this...
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Billy answered it perfectly. I just saw your post, and he beat me to it.
Thanks, Billy.

And, I bet it develops a mean ghetto lean within a year.

I ought to offer to test it for them with one of my near 200lb decks. Splinters.
 
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Looks not very sturdy.
Can definitely rock the table when the records fall over if there is not many on that rack.
Also that back piece behind the turntable is gonna make opening the cover a pain in the backside.
Besides that the gap to fit in a turntable seems small. My Y5F is definitely not gonna fit in that gap.
 
mfrench said:
Billy answered it perfectly. I just saw your post, and he beat me to it.
Thanks, Billy.

And, I bet it develops a mean ghetto lean within a year.

I ought to offer to test it for them with one of my near 200lb decks. Splinters.
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Absolutely. I thought about that.

I'm actually a bit disappointed in the design. You'd think they could have come up with something a bit more solid. The Gusdorf I have is a tank. I actually wish I had not consigned it to the basement years ago, because the more time that goes by, the more I appreciate it for the quality of the build.
 
I'm curious at the Sauder comparison and the assumption that Turntable Labs doesn't know about the needs of a turntable stand. It seems overly harsh, to me.

Look at the materials and the total weight, 50lbs, they designed this thing to be heavy and sturdy. Certainly the material is not the cheap particleboard used by Sauder, and, hey, Ikea which a lot of people use to set up their turntable.

I do agree it's set up for a smaller turntable, my KD-500 would be a tight fit.

I don't have a commercial interest here, just liked it, but I will admit I'm surprised by the knee-jerk negativity. Maybe TTL has a bad reputation I'm unaware of?
 
Seriously?
This thing sucks.
Looks like it is designed for someone without an amp, or any other sources.
Regardless of amount of shelves/equipment ratios, i would imagine between Ikea and Salamander one would be covered for what this is intended for. Salamander even has book ends, if one wants to store records on the stand.
I agree with the guy who wants to kickstart tables and chairs....lol.
I had a great idea for all of my books but some guy named BILLY and IKEA beat me to it!
 
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I think it looks like a nice little unit for the cost. I am always a bit leery of the whole Kickstarter thing but this seems OK. I wouldn't worry too much about resonance compared to many other stands. MDF is actually not some cheapie particle board, it is one of the absolute best materials for the application.

I own a Salamander Synergy rack and yes it's much nicer, but also considerably more money. I also have my secondary system sitting on a Flexxi rack and I can see this stand being considerably more solid.
 
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