OK, here's my compromise right now, with the concerns some of you expressed clearly in the forefront of my mind. The folks at finite elemente were kind enough to credit me what I paid for the Master Reference wall shelf toward the heavy duty (rated 120 kg) set up that is a low floor stand with a bottom shelf for bracing and the top for the TT. I will spike it. It is pretty massive itself, and with the XL on top, will be quite heavy. Although the Stabi Ref is a suspended design, I have temporarily been using it on an old target floor stand (while awaiting delivery of the now aborted Elemente Wall Shelf) with nary a problem.
The floors in the room are relatively new- since the entire top floor of the house, including joists and flooring, was rebuilt by the prior owner about 5 years ago.
If there is a problem, I'm told that the HRS isolation platform could be used on top of the finite elemente stand- even though that sounds like it might be overkill. So, for now, I'm gonna try the finite elemente stand, straight up.
I am reconfiguring the room as well, in a way which will allow me to install the compressor for the Air Line arm in an adjacent closet, and run the hose through a small cut-out in the wall.
I have also found an old brass surgical lamp- like the ancestor of the thing you see at dentist's offices- which has been rewired and will be mounted above the turntable for light, and for drama. I am excited. I should receive the TT Saturday, the stand late next week, and in the meantime, my electrician has just installed a new subpanel, all the way 'upstream' with Square D breakers, and will route 3 dedicated lines to the new area in the room where the equipment will be installed. I should be in business in about a week to 10 days and will report then. You guys are great. Thanks for your feedback.