It goes against conventional wisdom but works well
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It goes against conventional wisdom but works well
Having tried loads of mats I wouldn't now use anything else. A lot of the conventional wisdom I feel is mis-guided. Mark's mat works very well, I feel Vic's copes better with troublesome records but relative to conventional mats they do similar things - they cut away bloom and colouration.
Well, I thought the Funk Achromat was well and truly stuck to my platter so I had no choice but to use it as described.
However ... judicious and careful use of a screwdriver and off pops the Achromat! :) ... I'm currently having a first listen to the Reso-mat straight on to the platter, as recommended by the manufacturer .... even cleaner, less bloom to the sound, better focus, more explicit.
No doubt about it - the Reso-mat has been a substantial upgrade for my LP playback system.
Actually, you can use a weight with the Reso-mat.
Not sure I want to though - it sounds a tad more open without one.
Oh no...... how many T/T mats do l need- well you cannot have enough can you;)
Nice find this, Jerry, although I knew of its existence, as people like John and Clive had been using it for a while, and also Mark with a similar design of mat of his own.
I can see it working in most set-ups, as its design principles are sound. I may try one at some point, as curiosity will likely get the better of me, but at the moment I'm absolutely delighted with the sound I'm getting from my Techy.
The 5mm Achromat I'm using interfaces superbly with my Funk Firm platter (as you would expect), as they were designed to work together, and there is real synergy in that respect, without any hint of bloom, lack of focus or detail whatsoever. Therefore, there is seemingly nothing really to 'fix'.
However, as I do enjoy experimenting with these things, because that's the only way you learn, it would be interesting to test the coupling method with vinyl (such as I adopt now, with the Achromat firmly bonded to my platter and a Michell record clamp close-coupling records to the mat), against the decoupling method offered by the RESO-MAT.
Perhaps we could try this at Scalford? :)
Marco.
Hi Marco, the Achromat was one of the mats I tried, I have two, I've had them since Arthur first introduced them. With my two decks the synergy wasn't there, I liked some of the things they did though. Here we have 2 different approaches, it's good to have clear differences, it makes choices easier. Whether the Reso-mat synergises with the Techie hopefully will become clear soon!
We could compare and contrast on the 1210 and Salvation it would be an interesting experiment on different approaches to platter design and what matt works best with each design
Good idea, John. Sounds like there will be quite a few fun comparisons to make at Scalford! :)
Clive are you coming this year, too? :cool:
Marco.
If I can work something with relatives close by I may well make it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco