TT suggestions -- please

Tom. I'm trying to understand why suspended tables, such as the Linn, would prefer a lightweight stand. It seems to me that all tables would benefit from a very rigid heavy stand, whether mass-loaded or suspended. Please explain. I'm considering the "entry level" Teres models but am concerned about the company's long term survival. Do you see them being around 20 years from now? You're obviously a wealth of knowledge through your passion for music. Mike.

Mike, it has to do with the frequency of the vibrations that come up the stand, and enter the suspension. I did not do the actual research on this, Linn Products did it. They recommended a light rigid stand for their TT as far back as the early 1980s.

Since the Teres is a mass-loaded design, more mass in the stand helps the TT even more, as it couples to the mass of the stand via the cones.

Nobody can predict the health of a high-end audio company 20 years down the road. That is impossible. Many companies that you now consider to be "big dogs" could easily be out of business that far out in the future. What I can say about the Teres TTs is, that all of the items in their TT will last a lifetime, except possibly the belts and motor. The motor is a Swiss made Maxon DC motor that can be obtained directly from Maxon, or even substituted. The belts you make yourself out of silk cord anyway. Nothing else will wear out as long as you are alive. I don't consider that to be an issue. I want the best sound for the least money, and the Teres is where it's at.

Has anybody changed the regular TT bearing to an inverted one that sits under the platter, the change being donne on the same turntable, and if so what was the result on the sound?