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RE: Opinons: glass platter mat for Technics 1200

Posted by user510 on August 5, 2017 at 10:31:56

In Reply to: Opinons: glass platter mat for Technics 1200 posted by JB Coleman on August 4, 2017 at 13:37:29:

I've not had an SL 1200 in house, but for a few years I had an SP10 mkII. I experimented with mats on that one. And the stock rubber mat was always a reference to come back to. It was more than just rubber. Kind of gummy poly stuff. But easily improved upon.

I experimented with different foams, some of my own diy'ing. With some degree of success.

The best mat I tried, that I could easily recognize as an improvement was a rather expensive machined graphite mat from Boston Audio. For the SP10 mkII I chose the BA mat 2 because it had the same thickness as the original mat. The improvements heard I'd describe as clarity in the upper frequencies and also some fine inner details became better articulated with that mat in place. The downside was that because the graphite mat is comparatively hard, it does not grip the record and really needs to be used in combination with a record weight to push the record against the somewhat slippery mat. And I should think that you'd be similarly inclined toward trying out a record weight should you try one of those hard glass platter mats. No traction there, either.

Boston Audio also makes a thinner graphite mat that will likely be more practical on the SL1200, 'mat 1'.

I can also say that the Herbies foam mats are good. I have one that I have used on all of my turntables. The benefit this mat provides is improved clarity of detail, and transparency in the upper mids to high frequencies. And the Herbies mats are soft and provide some traction for the Lp to spin against.

re: the glass mats. I can't imagine any vibe dampening happening between the glass mat and the Lp. But there are some popular examples of glass platters in use, eg: Rega P3. It seems unlikely to me but there are countless examples of happy users saying positive things about such applications. Therefore, I don't know.

-Steve

Edits: 08/05/17

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