F**** AIR CUSHIONS

[bwaarp]

or an even better way of stopping deck feedback, **** off the technics and get a turntable that wasnt designed in the 70's.
i regularly use vestax and numark decks and have never had a problem with feedback, a couple of weeks back i did sound for a party and the dj's insisted on technics and despite concrete slabs etc the decks fedback any time the bass got anyewhere near loud.
i do soundsystems for clubs as my main line of work, and although i owned technics for over 13 years, i wouldnt think about buying a pair now. numark ttx-1s all the way.

[eyes without a face]

the trouble is that bass is non directional so if the deck stand is made from wood then it will amplify the signal up through to the decks. concrete is the best material to use for stage construction - concrete slabs on wood tables do not do squat. might try those sure carts though. i have stantons and they are duff !!!

that's a contradiction in itself, you get bass feedback no matter what if the monitors are too close to the needles, so its irrelvant, especially if you have concrete blocks inbetween anyway...

re the squash balls, no mate just whole squash balls, one under each corner of the paving slab, works a treat

[Deviant Idol]

I've always wondered about those things and if they actually worked, cause most venues I play at are pretty stable and I don't think they'd ever need to use them.

They do have a funny design but after reading some of your guys experience, I'm glad I never picked up a pair myself!

[TechMouse]

most venues I play at are pretty stable and I don't think they'd ever need to use them.

Stability isn't the issue... it's feedback.

If you play on a big rig then basstones can vibrate the room, which vibrates the deck, and the vibrations go back into the needles... and then it feeds back over and over.

Thankfully, the "rubber band round ashtray" solution at the club I play at has been replaced by some sprung deck legs, which work much better.

[Deviant Idol]

most venues I play at are pretty stable and I don't think they'd ever need to use them.

Stability isn't the issue... it's feedback.

If you play on a big rig then basstones can vibrate the room, which vibrates the deck, and the vibrations go back into the needles... and then it feeds back over and over.

Thankfully, the "rubber band round ashtray" solution at the club I play at has been replaced by some sprung deck legs, which work much better.

Ah, good to know.

[bwaarp]

i've just purchased a pair of deck isolation platforms, they're made of 2 different types of foam woith mdf sandwiched in the middle, they were £20 each and they work perfectly, enough bass to shake a cupboard open and then spill ketchup, salt and vinegar all over the place and not even a hint of a rumble. the best thing is that the decks sit so solidly on them that you'd never know that they werent on the table directly. cracked the bass feedback problem 100%

[curly]

Solid deck stands are important, just wish one of the clubs here would listen to this , a piece of ply with no support, flexes add over the place.

Concrete slabs are the way forward the 50mm version are better than the cheep ones