Any Vibraplane/similar users out there? Advice pls.

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I am building a rack for my stereo. I have a Herzan (similar to passive Vibraplane) isolation table for lab equipment which I was going to use as the top shelf (embedded in the rack) for my high-mass TT.
The guy who had it before me used it with the same high mass TT and the external motor on the table as well. Without thinking about it, I was going to do the same but now I wonder if it wouldn't be a better idea to put the motor OFF the isolation table.
The motor itself is silent and to my ability to tell, does not vibrate in any way, but I could not be sure. I am not sure about the theory here. The vibration I am trying to isolate using the table is earth/floor-borne with a quite low frequency. Airborne vibration is not likely to be much of an issue given the mass of the table.
I look at others' high mass TT set-ups, in person and in system pictures, and I notice that when a elaborate high mass base (granite shelf on custom table, etc) is set up underneath the high-mass TT, the motor tends to be on the same shelf/base as the TT itself, which would mean that the motor is effectively coupled to the TT structure.
Any Vibraplane users ever deal with this issue? Any ideas or advice?

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Topic - Any Vibraplane/similar users out there? Advice pls. - travisty 05:50:23 09/16/06 (1)

Re: Any Vibraplane/similar users out there? Advice pls. - InDaGroove 06:20:12 09/16/06 (0)

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