Songforyou
02-12-2008, 23:14
Hi Everyone,
This is my first post here. I own a KAB Technics 1210mk5 and I am currently using the thick (5mm) mat supplied by KAB.
I am thinking of going to a Herbie's mat based on my reading here and elsewhere (I'm located in Canada).
I'm using a Zu-103 and (like the Denon 103) the cartridge height is 15mm. The 1210mk5 acceptable cartridge height range is 17-23mm. With the thick mat my arm height is set at the ZERO mark, so the thick mat allows me to use a 'short' cartridge like the Zu/Denon 103.
This tells me that the Herbie's mat I need should be at least 5mm in height. So far so good...
But the mat recommended on Herbie's site and the one sold by Soundhifi specifically for SL-1200s is 3.7mm thick.
Is this because many folks buy the SL-1200mk2? The mk2 version of the 1200 has a different acceptable cartridge height range: 15-21mm.
Thoughts?
I just want to order the right mat and also let people know that the two tables are slightly different in this regard (and that this difference could be important with 'short' cartridges).
This is my first post here. I own a KAB Technics 1210mk5 and I am currently using the thick (5mm) mat supplied by KAB.
I am thinking of going to a Herbie's mat based on my reading here and elsewhere (I'm located in Canada).
I'm using a Zu-103 and (like the Denon 103) the cartridge height is 15mm. The 1210mk5 acceptable cartridge height range is 17-23mm. With the thick mat my arm height is set at the ZERO mark, so the thick mat allows me to use a 'short' cartridge like the Zu/Denon 103.
This tells me that the Herbie's mat I need should be at least 5mm in height. So far so good...
But the mat recommended on Herbie's site and the one sold by Soundhifi specifically for SL-1200s is 3.7mm thick.
Is this because many folks buy the SL-1200mk2? The mk2 version of the 1200 has a different acceptable cartridge height range: 15-21mm.
Thoughts?
I just want to order the right mat and also let people know that the two tables are slightly different in this regard (and that this difference could be important with 'short' cartridges).