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High mass turntable owners -- What Stand?

I'm in need of a stand to support my 100 lb. + Galibier Quattro Turntable. I would like it to have three shelves in addition to the top for the tt.

The stand will sit on a concrete floor. Other than the turntable, my other three pieces of equipment have a combined weight of approximately 30-40 lbs. Thus, the stand will be very top heavy and prone to "wobble".

With the 4" thick maple platform I use for my Galibier, I'm looking at approximately 160 lbs.

I'm not too interested in a DIY design. I have considered a Flexi Rack, I not sure it's massive enough, or laterally stable enough for my purposes.

I have been considering putting my 4" maple platform in a sandbox, so I would probably be looking at a combined weight of at least 300 pounds.

Turntable owners such as: Galibier, Teres, Verdier, Redpoint, Simon Yorke, Schu, etc. what methods of turntable support are you successfully using, and what would you recommend for my needs?
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helenr
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Answer:
Harmonic Resolution Systems
http://www.avisolation.com/

They will custom make one for your table. $$$$$
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cipherjuris
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Very much depending on your expense tolerance, I believe that Silent Running Audio's Craz Reference isoRACK plus is the best, and they can make it to your size specs. The owner is Kevin Tellekamp (reportedly, he does isolation work for the U.S. Navy submarines through a sister company which gives him machinery that no audio performance rack maker would generally have access to) and the Sales guy is Tim Miller.

http://www.silentrunningaudio.com/home.htm

See 7/2006 Mickelson Review in SoundStage. It gives you all of the disclosed technology.

http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/silentrunning_craz_4.htm

I ordered mine at end of April and am hoping to receive it soon.
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whart
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I am currently using the heavy duty TT stand from finite elemente for my Stabi XL (177 lbs). I have also ordered an HRS isolation platform which will sit on top of the stand for additional isolation, since I do not have the benefit of a concrete floor, but instead, am situated on the 3d floor, in an older wooden house. You can see the stand in the pictures of my system. No bargain, though.
The other option may be that active isolation platform that was a subject of another thread recently. They make one that comes with a floor stand, all integrated, and it can support a considerable weight. Price is in the same neighborhood as my combo, perhaps a little less.
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