Garrard Zero 100 Project

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

Maybe try some silent Coat for damping under platter?

https://www.silentcoat.co.uk/collections/deadening

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Thanks for the link...

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Just been thinking about this. Would it not have been Easier to mill something from non- resonant material?? Careful platter mat selection will damp an extra few db’s as well.

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Originally Posted by Wakefield Turntables

Just been thinking about this. Would it not have been Easier to mill something from non- resonant material?? Careful platter mat selection will damp an extra few db’s as well.

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Yes, it might indeed. I'll give that some thought...

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Originally Posted by Wakefield Turntables

Just been thinking about this. Would it not have been Easier to mill something from non- resonant material?? Careful platter mat selection will damp an extra few db’s as well.

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May I ask for your recommendations regarding materials?
Is Acrylic a good choice? What about Panzerholz (if I can find some) etc?
And mat on top of the Acrylic? What material, felt, rubber?
Any advice very gratefully received!

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Originally Posted by M6NTL

May I ask for your recommendations regarding materials?
Is Acrylic a good choice? What about Panzerholz (if I can find some) etc?
And mat on top of the Acrylic? What material, felt, rubber?
Any advice very gratefully received!

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I honestly have no ideas with regards materials for your platter. I think platter mats are a dark art. I remember going through 13 different platter mats before finally settling for Tenuto on my Garrard 301/401. I went through probably the same amount again before using a glass platter mat on my 1210.

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Originally Posted by Wakefield Turntables

I honestly have no ideas with regards materials for your platter. I think platter mats are a dark art. I remember going through 13 different platter mats before finally settling for Tenuto on my Garrard 301/401. I went through probably the same amount again before using a glass platter mat on my 1210.

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Thanks for the reply!

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Working on the positioning of the Tonearm now - lots of height to gain on the platter!
The cartridge I'm playing with has a hugely bent cantilever, does anyone perchance have an old, worn out, but unbent cartridge I could maybe have super cheap just for setting up purposes at all???https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...23b5991320.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a90f5a356a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...39ba64f976.jpg

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Can you not lower the tonearm at the rear?

A little bit, a few millimetres. Unless I cut through the steel plate and recess mount it below.
But it doesn't matter - I'm happy to build up the height (and mass) of the platter with thick black acrylic...

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Originally Posted by M6NTL

A little bit, a few millimetres. Unless I cut through the steel plate and recess mount it below.
But it doesn't matter - I'm happy to build up the height (and mass) of the platter with thick black acrylic...

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You will need to build that up a fair bit but more mass maybe a good thing. I know some of the Lenco GL75 enthusiasts stack double platters to get a bit of mass and height. Just need to engineer a nice long spindle then?