Like many, platter height is higher - 50" up. Lets me see what I'm doing without having to bend over. Bad back, neck and right rotator cuff.
I clean everything I get, then sleeve record in Mofi sleeves. Put the album cover in a plastic outer, and just slide the record in the MoFi sleeve into that - on the outside of the record cover.
Less strain on shoulder as it's one thing to remove from the outer sleeve.
Also made a records to be played flip storage. Holds about 20 or so records. Go through the collection, pull a bunch of material and fill it. Still have to go through the main set when I urgently need to listen to something that pops into my head, but I find this a bit easier for me. Plus, I keep the collection in rotation,
Have a small shelf I added to my rack, to the right of the TT and thats where I keep my clamp/record brush/stylus cleaner.
Next rack I build is going to be double width so I can place components side by side. It'll make it a little bit lower overall, but I find I'm wanting the extra shelving. And once I build the platform for the TT, I suspect it shouldn't be too much lower.