Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

lewm
03-09-2016 4:43pm

JP’s philosophy is if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.

Let me add some color to that - my philosophy is if it’s not less than optimal, not prone to known reliability issues, etc. then don’t "fix" it.

My MN6042 upgrade wasn’t borne out of the need to replace failed parts, but due to the fact that every stock part I measured performed poorly.

chakster
03-09-2016 5:02pm

@lewm I use Micro CU-500 on my SP10 mk2
Where did you find BA Mat2 ?

I bought one new six months ago. I think it was somewhere around the 23rd page of a Google search I found a little online store in Italy that actually had one in stock. Sadly, their last one.

Does anyone here have an opinion about these folks?
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/MN6042_564875243.html?spm=a2700.7743248.51.8.yeMMGl

http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/original-new-IC-MN6042_525211228.html?spm=a2700.7743248.51.1.h...

Lewm, I have a Mat II I am not using. Contact me offline if you can't find one.

acman3
03-09-2016 9:02pm
Lewm, I have a Mat II I am not using. Contact me offline if you can't find one.

I'm interested if Lew passes. 

Lewm: The mat to get for the tt 101 is the victor pigskin shown here: http://www.topclassaudio.com/web/eng/used_product_details.jsp?gid=7901

I own that combo but don't really care for the glass. Just put the skin suede side up and as far as mats go for this table it's virtually unbeatable IMO. Halcro was the first to sing the praises of the pig, and I follow him.

I used a BA Mat 2 with my (now sold) technics sp10 2. It was a great match. I don't recall exactly why I sold the mat but seeing as the tt 101 followed the technics, it may have been because I didn't like it with the tt 101? I suspect the tt 101 does not like too much weight on it. I briefly owned the TTM Mat 2 and matching oil damped stabilizer (a very weighty combo), and the victor did not like them at all.

The only problem with the Victor pigskin is availability; it's quite difficult to find. 47 Laboratory sells a pigskin mat that looks promising (you can find it on the bay). I own their deerskin mat and it's good...but not as good as the victor.