TransFi TURNTABLE PLATTER MAT...... THE 'RESO-MAT'

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Originally Posted by REXTON

RIGHT, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE....

I have been using the Reso-Mat for the six weeks and have to say that it's marginally better than my Acromat, so a worthwhile £30 upgrade. BUT, I hardly get any static or excessive dust building up on my vinyl so this has to be a massive bonus. :eek:

I'M CONVERTED!!

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Lol... Is that "better" with your 401 or Techy - or both? :)

Marco.

There are none listed on eBay. You buggers have bought them all.

Hi Kevin,

I'm sure that Vic will have plenty available for sale if you contact him directly: http://www.trans-fi.com/resomat.htm

:)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Lol... Is that "better" with your 401 or Techy - or both? :)

Marco.

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It's better on the 1210, it seems to dig a little more detail into the mix but this is only marginal but worth the £30. The jury is still out with the 301, I think I can notice an improvment but this may be due to the fact it increases the VTA of my 3012 and this seems to be improving what I'm hearing. This tells me I may have a problem with the VTA level :doh: I think it's going to be another few weeks of listening before I can make a true assessment, but TBH the good old garrard rubber mat seems to work as well as most things!

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Originally Posted by REXTON

It's better on the 1210, it seems to dig a little more detail into the mix but this is only marginal but worth the £30.

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That's cool, Andy. You're not using a clamp or weight with it are you?

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

That's cool, Andy. You're not using a clamp or weight with it are you?

Marco.

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No just like yourself I'm clamp (yes I did say clamp and not clap :lol:) free. The michell now sits on the 301. I'm in a quandry now because I'm debating using a 2mm cork + garrard mat combo versus the acromat versus resomat in a bake-off to see which mat now plays best on the 301..... this hobby can be frustrating sometimes. :)

Lol.... From experience, the Garrard is pretty 'mat agnostic', but you might get some subtle improvements by trying different ones. Glad you're not using a clamp or weight with the Resomat, as they kill the extra detail and musicality it brings.

Marco.

I use a kind of clamp with a Reso style mat and believe it is an improvement.

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Originally Posted by YNWaN

I use a kind of clamp with a Reso style mat and believe it is an improvement.

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Elaborate please! How do you think the clamp works with the resomat? Are you thinking that a downwards clamping force on rigid points of the resomat will improve the resomat's ability to nullify resonance getting up into the vinyl :scratch:

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Originally Posted by YNWaN

I use a kind of clamp with a Reso style mat and believe it is an improvement.

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Yup, but on a totally different T/T to what Andy and I use... IME, on a Technics SL-1210, with a Resomat in the equation, say :no: to a clamp or weight.

Marco.