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| Best platter mat, especially for DD turntables Hi lewm,Thank you for your clarification on the DD motor to spindle connection. You are correct that the rotor is just the magnet and is part of the motor only and by itself is inert. In fact for the SP10MK3 (and only the MK3, the MK2 is different... | |
| Best platter mat, especially for DD turntables Hi Raul,Good to hear from you again, my friend. My Essential 3160 is performing very well and is still ... "Essential" to my system, LOL! Thank you for it. Yes, I do have the AT666 mat. But I stopped using it after the rubber lips lost their elast... | |
| Best platter mat, especially for DD turntables Hi Halcro,Do you use the pigskin mat on top of the CU180 or directly onto the bare aluminum TT-101 platter? Thanks for your reply to "inna", could not have said it better. | |
| Best platter mat, especially for DD turntables Hi Sampsa,Thank you for sharing the link to the wonderful Japan trip with Jean Hiraga. There is so much to learn from Japanese audiophiles. And I really like WE horns and recently heard a replica WE system. Sounds very good. And of course the Japa... | |
| Best platter mat, especially for DD turntables Inna,No, the fact that the SDP works well does not mean that the turntable itself is bad. No more than putting different mats, headshells, damping feet etc means that the design is bad. SDP works well also for belt drive turntables like Micro SX50... | |
| Best platter mat, especially for DD turntables Halcro, Note that Acoustical Systems makes tonearm risers to match the height of the SDP. So you do not need new tonearm pods.Interesting point about the pigskin mat. I must try it too on my upcoming TT-801. I managed to snag a couple of Victor ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Ok, on second thoughts and further reflection, I taken theophile's advice and I've started a new discussion for the SDP mat. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Actually, I don't see this as off-topic. There have been many posts on this thread about mats related to DD turntables. It's all about wringing the best out of vintage DDs. And I happen to think that the SDP is perfect for DDs and may help to re... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? There has been quite a few posts in this thread about platter mats, especially for DD turntables. For my SP10mk3 (Krebs 2 mod), I have tried Boston Mat 1, Micro Seiki CU180 and the TTM Mat with Matching Oil filled clamp (http://www.usaudiomart.c... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hi Peter,I just bought a TT-801 from Japan. The vacuum suction mat is not working (rubber is gone) but otherwise it is unused unit with original box and all. Can you make a plinth and convert to 120V? | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hi Peter @ PBN,How's your TT-101 doing. Has it been setup. looking forward to hearing your comments and a picture of the plinth. | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes I have Takatsuki, Sophia Princess, EML and Elrog 300B and EML300B XLS.So far, only the EML300B has started failing on me (lower gain on one channel). But I don't run my 300B for long hours either. FWIW | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? In terms of new physics or fundamental technologies (as someone pointed out, planar was also from the 1930's), there is nothing new since then for loudspeakers. We are still pushing air to make soundwaves and the method of generating air motion is... | |
| Anything you liked at the Newport Show? I thought the HR4 speakers from OceanWave was very interesting. Only $6k, including built-in bi-amp modules. Very lifelike, great imaging especially for small room, near-field listening. Great value. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hi Peter (pbnaudio),I'm defintely interested in converting my DP-80 into a similar version of your Groovemaster DP8. How do you compare your DP-8 to your SP10Mk3? Also can you make a 2 arm version of your DP8? I'll send you a pm via your website. |