Hi Scott
I don't know if this is practical for your setup, but this is what I have done, and it has some obvious advantages. I use a wall mounted Target TT stand, but even if you have a floor standing rack, this might work:
I installed a metal wall-mounting monitor speaker stand on the wall, right next to my HW19 MKIV, at just the correct height, to function as a SAMA stand. You have to install it close to the turntable, but by using a longer TNT belt (available from VPI), one can make it work. The advantages are that you can set the SAMA at precisely the height that you require, and most importantly, the SAMA is isolated from the turntable to a much greater degree than by situating it in the usual place, on the same surface as the turntable. I achieved even greater noise floor reduction by doing this. Highly recommended.
Good luck.
I don't know if this is practical for your setup, but this is what I have done, and it has some obvious advantages. I use a wall mounted Target TT stand, but even if you have a floor standing rack, this might work:
I installed a metal wall-mounting monitor speaker stand on the wall, right next to my HW19 MKIV, at just the correct height, to function as a SAMA stand. You have to install it close to the turntable, but by using a longer TNT belt (available from VPI), one can make it work. The advantages are that you can set the SAMA at precisely the height that you require, and most importantly, the SAMA is isolated from the turntable to a much greater degree than by situating it in the usual place, on the same surface as the turntable. I achieved even greater noise floor reduction by doing this. Highly recommended.
Good luck.