Does anyone know about Mana tables?


I recently bought a Mana Acoustics table and reference top on Audiogon(It is still listed here as sold.). I have a Mana reference table, and was wondering how to use these with my Linn lp12? BTW, Mana is gone. Does anyone know the hierarchy of the Mana stuff? What is stage one, etc.? I figured this might be better than the Ikea lack table that my Mana reference table sits on.
mmakshak

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Great information guys, and thanks for those setup instructions Manaman. Just curious, does anyone know if I can use the Mana Acoustics table(wood top)with the Mana Reference table(glass), or would it be better to use the Mana Acoustics table with the Reference top(glass). It appears that the Mini table is a short table with a wood top, and these are generally the ones used to add stages.
I haven't implemented my stage 2 Mana yet, but I vaguely remember Manaman telling me to put my wood shelf(of my second mana)underneath the top Mana, and the top Mana should have glass on top. Sorry, I may come across some information in the (far)future, and will try to post it here. I think you use a level. You might have to have 3 of the spikes in correctly, then the fourth is critical. I think it's easy to hear the "sound", but hard to determine if it's the correct sound. On the Mana forum, they laughed, when I mentioned the Ikea lack table(which is what I had my turntable [either Linn or Ariston] sitting on). My Mana sits on the Ikea Lack table, hence my desire for the 2nd Mana, to get the correct heighth for me. I do think the Mana is a good table, and should be worth it, because, even today they are looking/arguing about what table to put the Linn on(latest trampolin not withstanding). I also bought stainless steel(?) spikes on the internet, which are claimed to make the Mana sound better, and should be used under the glass. I think, towards the end, that the Mana guy introduced these(mine aren't the original). Good luck.