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Didn't you see a picture and description before ordering it? What were you expecting something gold-plated and lined with diamante jewellery? :lol:
It does the job very well - relax :smoking:
Neal and Richard, I'll get back to you later - just having some munchies...
Marco.
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Originally Posted by Marco
Of course I bloody well was ya big daft haggis muncher! :steam:
Blimey.... some people eh?
Understandable Mike...look up place mats on Ikea IE:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shian7
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70128608
Worth a try when cut to size. Also B&Q Cork floor mats....amd my favorite:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...C=SO&U=strat15
You do that a lot! :lolsign: IE: 'I'll respond later in more detail'....'more to follow later'....etc :lol: :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Mike also try this guy on Ebay:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Vinyl-Alignment
Cheers Neal! :)
Neal,
Nothing wrong with that, and I can see how it could work.Quote:
Maybe that's correct used on their own but I used them in combination with other types to get the balance I wanted.
I heard Greg's Garrard at Owston and liked it so I don't doubt he's got the right solution. The platter on a 1210 is very different, though.Quote:
I've heard Greg's (over on AT) Garard with just the OEM mat and its none the worse for it, Greg did the same experiments as me and concluded the original was best, he uses it 'as is' AFAIK.
Which aftermarket mats have you tried, Neal? I've had most of them. You're right, quite a few of them are crap but with the Achromat, for example, I've not had a bad experience yet. I think Arthur K has got the design spot-on. I hated, for example, the Ringmat, as I found it gave a hard edge to the sound.Quote:
Truth is none of the after market mats damped the platter well on any of the decks I tried, it still rang like a bell when tapped and I could detect a hardening in the mid and an edge to HF on all of them used in isolation but in combination they all improved giving slightly differing presentations....but there was certainly no muddle, that was one of the aspects of the sound I wanted to avoid as was any edge to the HF.
What puzzled me, forget about Garrards, etc, was that you thought the stock rubber mat worked best on Mike's SL-120, and if it has the same platter as the 1210 (which I'm 99.9% certain it has), that's a bit of a mystery to me as to my ears (and most others) the rubber mat kills the sound in the way I have described :scratch:
The Isoplatmat/Achromat combination to my ears is just *SO* much better.
Yes, you're absolutely right.Quote:
Peoples mileage will vary and its a very subjective choice in the end.
Marco.
Flea Market/Yard sale this morning locally, came away with quite a haul. Got some record cleaning to do :lolsign:Quote:
Originally Posted by user34
KAB got back to me, so the PSU and tonearm rewire are ordered.
Peter
Nice one, Peter. I told you you'd be buying more records! :)
Kevin (from KAB) always gets back to you but sometimes you have to give him a bit of time as he's a one man band and sometimes takes on more work than can handle. He’s a great guy to deal with, though. His reputation is very important to him so he always looks after his customers.
Say that you're a friend of mine in your next correspondence and you might get a discount, particularly if you mention that you first heard about the KAB mods here. The amount of referrals and business I've given him from all over the place warrants it! ;)
In any case, keep us posted on developments.
Marco.
I've also got John's counterweight, the Sumiko Headshell and the isoplatmat on the way.
I've got to do some culling on the record side tho', I only have room for 500 or so.
Nice one. Trust me, you'll be in vinyl audio nirvana :)Quote:
I've also got John's counterweight, the Sumiko Headshell and the isoplatmat on the way.
Marco.