Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ?

As a user of a Log Fire for home heating, I can't recommend cutting up furniture coated with a finishing material to be used as Kindling.

If a Chimney Fire occurs, a Insurance Company will be taking swabs of the Flue Liner. Any Chemical Substances discovered that are not a deposit from wood will leave the property uninsured.

The only wood to be burnt is pure natural untreated woods.  

It is also worth noting this if a property is being moved into that has a Wood Fire that is intended to be used as working fire. The fire may have had all sorts burnt in it by the previous owner/owners, if a swab is taken at a time of need for financial support, it might not be offered through no fault made of ones own.

To my eyes the K3 has a sort of Industrial Steam Punk vibe going on. Very interesting. I wish the Esoteric came in an exotic black finish.

I have to apologize to OMA. My further research shows OMA funded the development under Krebs, and their industrial design group had much to do with the final form.

@lewm to be fair, I only referred to the K3. I think the K5 is stunning, a thing of beauty, and is straight out of an Art Deco postcard. 

I once owned a TT that sat upon a 9 Stone in weight Granite Plinth/Monolith.

To me this was pure Beauty, produced from Granite I had sourced and had formed to my design by a professional Stone Mason Service. This all took place when I was at a ideal age and at my ideal fighting weight.

One day my Back was injured with the result being a long time recovery, as a result of the Granite was being handled by myself. On another occasion the Plinth without the TT mounted was temporarily stored in the hallway of the home, to keep space it was at rest on its side wall, it fell over onto my wife's foot, the foot looked awful and needed medical attention.

We both fell out of love with the idea of the Granite, it lost its name as a Plinth and become referred to as the Pile of Dung (being polite I am).

The New Owner informed me a few years ago about their own  'on the foot' experience, and how they felt about the Granite, (we shared similar love for it) on putting the phone down I was in a state of laughter 😂😂🤣. My wife had empathy when she learned of the foot incident.

I do believe that I learnt a lesson very cheaply about Audio Sources having a substantial weight as part of the design. I learnt also the times you want to move such weight is usually when you are alone, the want to system tinker overlooks planning against risks.

To be scared of the consequences of handling a weighty Source that cost uber £0000's, there does seem to be a opportunity awaiting to fall out of the Honey Moon Period very quickly.

There isn't many devices( if any) available for use within the home that will make management of Heavy Devices a less concerning activity.  

Were all getting a little older and any weight can cause considerable discomfort when being managed. The creation of a situation where considerable weight must be managed, will be a high risk activity for ones maintenance of good skeletal and muscular health. I'm so glad I got of the must have Mass used for Audio Equipment obsession.

I have no issue with mass as a support structure for the system in general, I can deal with this as there is always time to man up with extra help and utilise devices to assist when needed.

My Monoblock Power Amp Sub-Plinth is approx' 200Kg of Granite.

No Issue with Art Deco it has its attraction.