Heavy table on Target vw1 'pro'?


Curious to Target wall-mount users: Anybody running a SOTA Star or other big heavy table on this shelf? The current stat on the newest Star is it weighs in at 45 lbs. Target shows a shelf capacity vw-1 only no 'pro' on their website at 20kg. Add my Jelco arm and I think I am around 21-22 kg. Has anyone here put a 50 or so pound table on the target without a TT disaster?
mickeyf

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Current Target Wall Mounts are crap. Use one at your own risk. Seek out an original like this one that just sold:

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?accsrack&1302135299&/Target-Wall-Mount-Stand-

and compare them, even visually, online.

I use one like the one linked to above. Secured into studs there will be no problem with the frame with a 50 or even 75 pound table.

The MDF shelf (which should be replaced anyway) will flex and sag a bit with a heavy table. A 3/4" or 1" piece of baltic birch should fix that and be relatively inexpensive.

Ideally, a constrained layer shelf can be made using a couple of pieces of baltic birch with a piece of 1/8" neoprene sheeting between them without breaking the bank.

I use extruded acrylic for the top layer of my shelf and found it to be worthwhile but it's pricey when compared to the baltic birch.