I can post pages on that experience but the short answer is putting that much mass even slightly above the floor invites oscillation.
Think of an upside down pendulum. It's especially bad for turntables, less so for preamps but it has a sound that once identified is annoying.
Granite surface plates are a good idea that never quite worked out, at least for me. I don't know where you live but I still have one or more here that you may have for free.