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Glass platter mats?
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Big Al
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Glass platter mats?
Did any other PT owners read the review in this month's Hi-if Choice on the use of a glass platter mat? The reviewer used it on an acrylic platter and reported a positive (or just different?) effect. 4/5 stars! Can someone please restore my faith? I do use an Acromat on my LPT but that is from the house of Arthur and is therefore no sin! [-o<
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willb
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Re: Glass platter mats?
No - just picked up HFW today.
I expect the next 'great upgrade' will be to put a wool mat on the glass platter mat!
Stick with Arthur's ideas for Pt's and you won't generally go far wrong!
I expect the next 'great upgrade' will be to put a wool mat on the glass platter mat!
Stick with Arthur's ideas for Pt's and you won't generally go far wrong!
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abril
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Re: Glass platter mats?
Just another latest is greatest con
Magazines keeping their advertisers happy.
Gave up on hifi r--s years ago. =D> =D> =D> =D>
Magazines keeping their advertisers happy.
Gave up on hifi r--s years ago. =D> =D> =D> =D>
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Zebbo
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Re: Glass platter mats?
A suspended Pink would never take the extra weight.
Also, you wouldn't be able to use the puck if your deck has one.
Also, you wouldn't be able to use the puck if your deck has one.
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PinkTrichard
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Re: Glass platter mats?
There was a lot of fuss about this on another forum for technics modifications. Like a wool mat or a rubber mat, it will be different. And some people like different. But the concept is back to front. Glass has good properties as a support but poor properties as a termination. (ie good platter , poor mat)
So Arthur currently uses a bonded glass structure he calls strata for the platter on vector and safire with achromat bonded to those. The rigidity and non-resonance of strata make it a good platter Base to put UNDER achromat.
As zebbo says, there are issues with the suspension trying to put this on a pt. It shifts the centre of balance and would require the suspension wedges to be made from aluminium.
We have discussed having a go as part of my project to upgrade my pt1,but abandoned it for now. In truth, I am only marginally convinced of the potential benefits on a pt, and it's a lot of work for possibly a very slight gain. It looks pretty on safire, and works well on the technics platter he makes. But the technics acrylic is thinner than a pt over a big surface , and rigidity is therefore more significantly improved with a bonded glass in that situation.
But glass for the platter - not the mat. And ideally strata. Straight glass still rings like a bell at the edges.
So Arthur currently uses a bonded glass structure he calls strata for the platter on vector and safire with achromat bonded to those. The rigidity and non-resonance of strata make it a good platter Base to put UNDER achromat.
As zebbo says, there are issues with the suspension trying to put this on a pt. It shifts the centre of balance and would require the suspension wedges to be made from aluminium.
We have discussed having a go as part of my project to upgrade my pt1,but abandoned it for now. In truth, I am only marginally convinced of the potential benefits on a pt, and it's a lot of work for possibly a very slight gain. It looks pretty on safire, and works well on the technics platter he makes. But the technics acrylic is thinner than a pt over a big surface , and rigidity is therefore more significantly improved with a bonded glass in that situation.
But glass for the platter - not the mat. And ideally strata. Straight glass still rings like a bell at the edges.
