Originally Posted by
chris@panteg
I've gone back to the standard rubber mat, I was finding the sound with the acrylic mat too bright and clinical, a bit too hifi.
With the standard mat it just sounds so much more musically involving, yes it does add a bloom and the bass is thicker but it seems to suit my current system really well, I find I'm just enjoying it more.
My findings too Chris.
Tried untold mats and found the standard 3mm softer mat to be as you say, so much more musical and just not doing anything 'offensive' compared to the others.
They all seemed to either kill or exagerate. Thankfully not experienced any bloom with it on top of the Mike New ETP platter
My System:
Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.
CDP - Pioneer PD-91
Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses