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    Join Date: Jun 2017

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    I'm Dee.

    Default Wanted...Platter mat for Thorens Td160 Super

    I’m currently using the original thick rubber mat that came with the deck and would appreciate input
    from anybody who has tried something else with positive results... not looking to break the bank..around
    £50/60....Thanks Dee
    System... THORENS TD160 Super in Purpose built plinth.

    SME 3009 S2 improved ,Van Den Hul hybrid interconnect and rewired by J7 at Audio Origami with Vdh silver wire.

    ARKLESS 640P Phono amp..Currently using Denon Dl103
    But have Denon dl110 HoMc cartridge....Shure v15 111. as reserves

    YAMAHA Cr2020 receiver overhauled and upgraded by Select 45rpm


    Denon dvd 3910(transport) Monarchy Audio M22C Dac..
    Monarchy Audio Dip Classic

    Tannoy Cheviot speakers ( cones and surround replaced by Lockwood)

    TEAC X1000R r2r

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    Circa £30 gets you the Origin Live platter mat, use one on my Rock mk2 and works well.

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    Good call....thanks John.If it doesn’t work out I can always return it within14 days for full refund less return postage.
    System... THORENS TD160 Super in Purpose built plinth.

    SME 3009 S2 improved ,Van Den Hul hybrid interconnect and rewired by J7 at Audio Origami with Vdh silver wire.

    ARKLESS 640P Phono amp..Currently using Denon Dl103
    But have Denon dl110 HoMc cartridge....Shure v15 111. as reserves

    YAMAHA Cr2020 receiver overhauled and upgraded by Select 45rpm


    Denon dvd 3910(transport) Monarchy Audio M22C Dac..
    Monarchy Audio Dip Classic

    Tannoy Cheviot speakers ( cones and surround replaced by Lockwood)

    TEAC X1000R r2r

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    Picked up an Origin Live Upgrade Platter mat at the weekend....Good service from Turntable world.. 48hours from purchase to delivery.Auditioned all weekend..both using OLP mat on its own and also together with the Thorens mat... To be honest ,my ears couldn’t tell the difference with or without the Thorens mat.But the OLP mat did make a difference .The music was more defined ,vocals clearer and bass less boomy.All this in a subtle rather than jaw dropping fashion.For £39 I reckon it’s worth keeping...Thanks John for the heads up...Dee
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    A cork rubber mix 2 piece mat was what I found the best followed closely by a funk firm 3mm mat.
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    I have used an Analogue Innovation "Plattamat" - bonded cork - on an LP12 to good effect:

    http://www.analogueinnovation.com/page6.htm
    LP12, Ittok (black), DV10X5, NVA Phono 2 (twin supply), NVAP50, Art Audio Quintet 15w power amp, NVA LS5 cable, Rega Ela mk1's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    A cork rubber mix 2 piece mat was what I found the best followed closely by a funk firm 3mm mat.
    Do you mean you used a separate cork and separate rubber mat together...if so ,was that you experimenting or that’s how it was designed?....Do you remember the name ..names.

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    No they are made as a composite Of you look up cork and rubber platter mat on eBay you should get some come up.
    I will have a look for a link when I'm back at a pc
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    The best one I ever used on my TD160 B was the Funk Firm Achromat 5mm version. Bloody stunning.

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