Mana - Setup findings

I recently changed the setup of my Mana stand. I thought I would post as it might help other people.

I originally had my stand standing ontop of my oak cabinet that houses my CDs. The stand spikes sank about 1-2 mm into the oak finish. I changed this by putting 1 inch MDF board ontop of the cabinet that the stand now sits on. This seems to have tightened the image further.

Is this the best setup or what is the ideal?

John