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Thank you! I took a look at those shelves - I’m pretty sure they won’t meet with the required approval...I had a crack at trying to work out where else I could put everything (maybe, moving the whole setup minus the speakers, elsewhere in the room but leaving the speakers on the dresser)
But I think I’m just going to try wall mounting the speakers themselves - as I understand it, it’s the vibration from the speakers that interferes with the operation of the turntable, so if i wall mount them, that should resolve it. I will definitely test a few positions before I start drilling - I’ve only got wired speakers, it’ll be one person holding a speaker and another listening...
heythropbikepolosoc-
There is another problem which is the furniture that your turntable is sitting on will absorb energy from the speakers and your cartridge will pick it up.
Isolating your turntable really makes a difference.
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Thanks guys - the basic problem is space! With the door where it is and the width of the wall, practically it’ll be more of an isosceles triangle...
For these speakers, I don’t think it’s as vital to get them spaced from the wall since they (I think) are designed to be tolerant of small spaces!Your priority should be to get the speakers at ear level and as close to an equilateral triangle as possible. If you do wall mount them then point them down towards your listening position. You also need to think about wiring if you’ve a low PAF (partner approval factor).
Alternatively, I’d suggest either ditching the turntable and putting the speakers on the drawer unit, or better, ditch the amp and the speakers and switch to a pair of stand mounted Sonos Play 5s (or any active speakers) which you can then plug your turntable into
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Generally its the speakers vibrating the turntable if they are in close proximity (or at very high volumes) but there's a good chance the turntable can pick up vibration through the furniture from the floor when people are moving around or god forbid.. dancing!
ChasnotRobert
freddo
Airhead
That model of speaker do seem to need proximity to help with bass so being near the wall might help a bit. I've been struggling with the larger model on shelves, bass seems to disappear.
Wall mounting the turntable is probably going to be necessary. I use a small set of Vitsoe shelves to do that in one setup. Then you could put the speakers on top of the furniture in the pic and you'll have a decent sound but little or no stereo soundstage etc.
It's always handy to have a couple of free floating speakers to trial positioning because they interact with the room acoustics and there will be a decent placement but maybe not obvious. I use Libratone for this but I used to use any portable devices that were available or speakers on wire if it doesn't offend or endanger householders!
There's nothing wrong with the triangle positioning rule but it really applies to listening rooms where you are going to arrange the furniture around the stereo. It's possible to get enjoyable results with other methods if it's not a dedicated listening room.
Vitsoe works if you need a small wall mounted shelving system but it might not fit your aesthetic.