High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference?

It's got to be a question of balancing all of the various unwanted resonances and speed inconsistencies.

With this in mind I'd favour low mass designs although I have heard some fabulous high mass designs too.

It would seem that Harley Lovegrove of Pearl Acoustics also feels the same way. I've already heard the excellent sounding Rega P8 and if the P10 really is that much better as he claims...

@lewm , Thank you. I was getting cross eyed.

@bdlitzer , you are right about issue. Isolating the turntable from vibration and turning into heat as fast as possible is the right approach to turntable design.

All of the best turntable sound exactly like nothing. They do not add or subtract anything and they block any extraneous vibration from getting to the cartridge either through the platter or through the tonearm. The turntable and tonearm also have to totally dissipate the vibration coming from the stylus. If you put you ear to the cartridge while playing a record you should here nothing. 

Its not the mass of the turntable, but the mass of the arm that has the greater influence on the cartridge