Upgrading A Tt Wall Mount

[Wire Nut]

Making a world class turntable wall mount out of the Apollo WT1.
I have three dogs that get excited and jump off the couch when people walk by the house- which makes records skip; I needed a solution and have read about people having good results with wall mounts. I didn’t want to spend over $600.00 on a good one with a wood platform, so I called my good friends at the Needle Doctor. Kenny offered me a discount on an Apollo WT1 so I jumped on it.
The stock Apollo WT1 comes in silver with a glass platform, the frame is hollow steel and rings like a bell! Glass is not known for its anti-vibration properties either.
This is how I made it better:

1. Filled the frame with “Good Stuff” foam (Note: do this before you repaint as it makes a mess- I found out the hard way)

2. Diluted rubberized tar undercoating with turpentine and poured it into the back of the frame by blocking it with tape on the very back side

3. Painted the frame hammered brown

4. Built a platform out of wood. The one I am using is oak and hickory.

5. Used rubber washers to mount the frame to the mounting plack

6. Put green felt on the back to buffer the frame from the mounting plack

I wanted the shelf closer than the wall studs would allow so I built a mounting plack out of walnut. The set up allows me to march in front of the TT with no skipping, a boogey man can come to the front door and the dogs can’t make it skip either!

I have a perfect maple platform that is cut to the exact size for this wall mount available: PM me if you are interested in building the same thing. A turntable guru told me maple is the best at anti-vibration; however the oak/hickory platform matches my decor better.


Here is the back with the felt


Here is what it looks like without the TT


Here it is with the AR XA on it:


This is the maple platform:

[MonkeyBoy]

Mighty purty.

[Wire Nut]

Thanks MonkeyBoy, I painted it to match the outlet covers (notice the power outlet cover in the lower left) but the good thing is it makes the records sound better!

[Jason_Technics1600]

looks very cool...good job!

[DJoudrey]

That looks sweet. I had the same problem with my bouncy floor. Purchased a target wall mount and it made a huge difference. Your idea of filling the tubes sounds like a good one. I’ll have to try that.

[Wire Nut]

Guys, the "Good Stuff" made a huge difference, when you rap on the frame now it just goes - thud; not RING.

[rocker65]

Hi,
Looks good.
To complete the isolation I can highly recomend the use of large polyurethane simi spheres between the player and the platform.
I use these myself and have found them to be extremely effective as they not only isolate but also damp out the micro vibrations in the TT itself. Probably the cheapest genuine equipment upgrade available.
Regards

[Wire Nut]

Guys,
I finally found the folder I put the earlier photos in- here is a little of the history of the project:

Here is the silver paint that it was originally, there were scuffs in the paint. There were also lumps and bumps from the spot welding which needed to be sanded down:


Here is the "Great Stuff" and the holes on the bottom I filled- you can also see the tape where I poured in the diluted undercoating:


In this one you can see the cork that I used on the brace part where the platform sits:

[sinbad51]

what wall fixing studs are you using cos i just bought a WT1 and the mounting holes are only 5mm the smallest rawlplugs for heavy duty are M6 size

[Wire Nut]

I am using three inch dry wall screws with rubber washers. The walnut plank behind the mount is one inch thick and code here is for double dry wall- so three inches was perfect. I pre-drilled before I put them in.

Sorry- I did not have the auto notice on this post so it took a while to reply.
Best, Nut