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SME owners, what is your table sitting on?

I am just about to take delivery of my new SME 20/12A and am deciding on the best stand/support system for it.
What do you have your SME table sitting on?
Do you use supplemental footers and/or shelves?
I have been looking at the various offerings from HRS, SRA, Finite Elemente and GP Audio. But I can't afford a complete rack system from these guys. So thinking of building something really heavy then using shelves and footers etc to tune.
I have suspended wood floors.
Your thought would be most appreciated.
mauidj
mauidj OP
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Syntax.
So you prefer active vibration control eh!
I must admit that I am constantly puzzled by the price of some of these exotic shelves. And also by the fact that I feel they might be altering the sound in an additive rather than subtractive way.
There is so much debate on the wood, glass, plexi, granite methods of construction that it is bewildering.
The minus K shelves actually represent a value I can see over the super expensive wood etc constructions out there.
mauidj OP
111 posts
 
Syntax.....just to clarify.....I was referring to the price of exotic "static" shelves not the active type which I can see the "value" in much easier.
programmergeek
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I know 2 people with a HRS shelfs and they both said the same thing over expensive does ok for little stuff but the bigger vibration gets through. One actually went back to a sand box.

I know maple shades makes an adjustable leveling rack nothing to extreme a maple shelf on some threaded rod so you can level to a fine adjustment people here seem to like them and said they where solid I have never seen one.
paskinn
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For the last 18 months I have been running an SME 30-12, on a solid wooden rack.Frankly, it is all you need, the isolation is better than ever, partly because of the wider chassis, also extra mass and some changes to the hydraulic fluid system. Get a local joiner to make you up something nice and solid, using proper old fashioned joints.Ensure it can cope with the full weight of an average man, to give you plenty of margin. And, if possible, make it big enough to allow stuff to be placed alongside the deck.
mauidj OP
111 posts
 
Paskinn........thank you!
I had pretty much decided to go the big heavy diy route and hearing your story now convinces me.
I'm going to build something large enough to take all my gear.
I'm going to design something rather different to the usual rack or stand so I'll keep you posted.
Down the road I can then mess with some footers or shelves if need be.
How are you enjoying your SME?
Have you removed the rubber feet as others have here?
Any tweaks or set up info I should know?
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