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SP-10 Mat

I have an SP-10 with a Micro-Seiki copper mat. Now that my system is dialed in in terms of room acoustic treatments and speaker placement I find the Micro-Seiki mat to be a bit too lively but outstanding in terms of dynamics and soundstage. The stock rubber mat is too dull and bloated.

Could someone suggest a mat that falls in between the two, leaning more towards the copper mat sound than stock but less forward in the midrange and treble.
jarrett
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chakster
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@jarrett 

I find the Micro-Seiki mat to be a bit too lively but outstanding in terms of dynamics and soundstage. The stock rubber mat is too dull and bloated.

Yes, the rubber mat must be avoided (imo), Micro CU-180 and CU-500 are great for Technics DDs. 

@downunder 

chakster.  

here is a nice shot of your cu-180 mat on the SP10 mk3.  It does look great on the table


https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4311/36098054451_b2d7c901a4_b.jpg 

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4304/36098053671_7027569509_b.jpg 


I just noticed you placed the mat upside down, mate 
Why? 

 
downunder
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I just noticed you placed the mat upside down, mate
Why?


@chakster

Is the cu180 mat really supposed to be with the slight rounded circumference side up, rather than down?

it fits and couples with the platter perfectly either way.

I have flipped it now for a bit of fun. Funny, it feels as if its now slightly lower than the other way - but that’s obviously an illusion.
BTW - Its impossible to remove from the mat from the SP10mk3 platter now :-) How do you do it now easily?

cheers
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@downunder hmm, i never tried the upsidedown placement, i think this is correct placement, but CU-500 is much thicker. Yeah, to remove the mat you might need to flip the whole turntable :))   
pryso
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downunder, you might two large sections of a tape that won't leave a residue, like blue painter's masking tape.  The ends of the tape being the handles.  Even if some "stickum" is left behind that would be easy to clean off with alcohol.
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@pryso the alcohol on copper mat surface is a disaster, must be avoided, it will leave sings that hard to clean. My experience was very bad. 
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