Isanchez,
Wholly agree and am pleased to see that we find ourselves to the nearly same place just by trial and error and our own listening. I've been doing a bit of research myself about clamps etc. I contrasted my mat and clamp option with some notable options (all of which I still own). Key coparitors were the Audio Technica AT666 pneumatic mat and the SAEC SS300 metal mat. All three mats (including the Mat1) were tested in combination with three different clamps (Basis Reflex clamp, Jeweltone Crystal stablizer and Acousitic Signature Grip clamp).
The two best combinations were the Mat1/AS Grip and Mat1/Basis. That led me to do a little research, given the ridiculously lower cost of the first option than of all the combinations that tested.
It seems that the fact that the Mambo is made of aluminium favours the resonance matching of an aluminium clamp or stablizer. Both the Basis and AS Grip share this characteristic. However, the lack of any rubber in the AS gives it the edge in my set-up. You do need to use it as a stabilizer rather than a clamp though. This has led me to experiment with one more stabilizer that is designed to just drop on the spindle and is made of aluminium. I've order the Bren1 stabilizer as this meets these criteria and offers additional weight coming in at 368g. I'm hoping that this will be the final piece of the jigsaw with the additional weight and convenience it should bring.
However, this all depends on the use of a wall shelf. Until I recently set my turntable up on this I was compensating for floor-borne vibrations by adding the threat of airborne vibrations in my isolation. The shelf gives one the platform (pun intended) to find the best set up for the Mambo and, maybe, any other know turntable.
Kindest
Wholly agree and am pleased to see that we find ourselves to the nearly same place just by trial and error and our own listening. I've been doing a bit of research myself about clamps etc. I contrasted my mat and clamp option with some notable options (all of which I still own). Key coparitors were the Audio Technica AT666 pneumatic mat and the SAEC SS300 metal mat. All three mats (including the Mat1) were tested in combination with three different clamps (Basis Reflex clamp, Jeweltone Crystal stablizer and Acousitic Signature Grip clamp).
The two best combinations were the Mat1/AS Grip and Mat1/Basis. That led me to do a little research, given the ridiculously lower cost of the first option than of all the combinations that tested.
It seems that the fact that the Mambo is made of aluminium favours the resonance matching of an aluminium clamp or stablizer. Both the Basis and AS Grip share this characteristic. However, the lack of any rubber in the AS gives it the edge in my set-up. You do need to use it as a stabilizer rather than a clamp though. This has led me to experiment with one more stabilizer that is designed to just drop on the spindle and is made of aluminium. I've order the Bren1 stabilizer as this meets these criteria and offers additional weight coming in at 368g. I'm hoping that this will be the final piece of the jigsaw with the additional weight and convenience it should bring.
However, this all depends on the use of a wall shelf. Until I recently set my turntable up on this I was compensating for floor-borne vibrations by adding the threat of airborne vibrations in my isolation. The shelf gives one the platform (pun intended) to find the best set up for the Mambo and, maybe, any other know turntable.
Kindest