Well yes and no. Yes in that I think it's a great phonostage and no in that I've promised the gaffer I won't buy anything until I've paid off the credit card lol.Originally Posted by Jimbo
More temptation!
Also, I'm incredibly happy with the Jolida (cue astonishment) and it's gonna be incredibly difficult for anything to beat it outright. You'll see what I mean when you hear it.
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What has surprised me so far is how much more definition, detail and resolution has become audible from swapping my leather mat for the Tenuto. The highs are crisper, the lows are better controlled and the mids are clean with such wonderful resolution. I'm very impressed so far. I'll need to do more listening obviously but so far so good. Also, Guy, at Puresound is a good fella. Makes me want to try his other gear!Of all the (many*) mats I tried on a Garrard 401, the Tenuto was the winner. Many of the alternatives exaggerated one aspect of the sound at the expense of others, but the Tenuto gave a beautifully balanced presentation, and the improvements weren't subtle either, being 'across the board'. I was recommended to put a thin rubber mat between the original platter and the Tenuto, to help isolate rumble from the washing machine motor that's used in the GarrardAfter a bit of experimentation, I actually preferred it just resting straight onto the steel platter ... the knuckle test showing no resonances I could detect.
* cork, glass, polymer, rubber, foam, etc. Actually, the stock (ribbed) rubber mat wasn't that bad, and better than most others.
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I'm jamie.
tasty looking mat mate!
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
Cheers, Jamie. It's 2kg so not recommended for every TT. Sings on the SP10. worth every penny so far!
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Location: Gravesend and France
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I'm paul.
The SP10 just looks so right with the Tenuto mat.
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
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I'm Andrew.
I've been using mine now for several years on the 301 wouldn't use anything else now.
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CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
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Yes it does!
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I can hear why. Amazing that it's made such a difference!
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I'm AndyElectroNumpty.
Deck looks really nice mate. The platter suits it a treat enjoy it!
It certainly does! Thanks mate, it's a very worthy addition.Deck looks really nice mate. The platter suits it a treat enjoy it!
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