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    Default Advice re mat on thorens td-160 super

    I have a thorens td-160 super with rb300 and sumiko pearl cartridge.

    If i use an acronat of 5mm thick, will thatbbe ok?
    It won’t throw off vta (whatever that is!) etc?

    I’m contemplating trying a 5mm actonat or 3mm cork/rubber mat.

    Thanks.

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    I used a 3mm acromat and found it the right thickness for my thorens
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    it all depends on how thick your existing mat is.
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    Hum.

    How thick is a standard thorens rubber mat?

    I can use a felt mat and a thorens rubber mat under at the same time without problem.

    My eye sught has an error margin of + or - 50% when talking about 5mm.
    That’s using a mobile phone magnifier.

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    It might be a little close with a 5mm mat.

    Though i think a 3mm mat will fit.

    Bugger.....there’s a used 5mm acronat listed.

    Might try a rubber cork if i can’t find a 3mm acromat.

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    I preferred my 2 piece rubber/cork blend and it was cheaper
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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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    Yes...9.99 or best offer.
    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F391397553555

    Like this one?

    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    I preferred my 2 piece rubber/cork blend and it was cheaper

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    Default Advice re mat on thorens td-160 super

    Was a bit like this I think

    Top slip had a space for record label to fit in

    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
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    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!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    Ah. See what you mean.
    Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Was a bit like this I think

    Top slip had a space for record label to fit in

    That’s exactly the one I settled on for my TD150 - tried a few different ones but from memory they all sounded “dull” compared to the cork/rubber mat but it’s a long time since I fitted and forgot


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