Fortunately, the ambient temperature in most of our listening rooms probably does not exceed 1000°C.
SP10mk2: OMA Graphite plinth vs.Dobbins plinth
According to the price lists they are in one category, but anyone could comment on quality/performance? At the moment i use big Teak Wood plinth (just $750) custom made in Taiwan for my SP10mk2. Looking for upgrade in the future. I use my sp10mk2 with Reed "12 tonearm now. Doest the plinth actually makes a big difference in sound? My stand is well damped with glass, metal and sarbothane in between.
1) Oswald Mill Audio graphite slate plinth (single layer) $2750, double layer looks fantastic but cost $3500
2) Steve Dobbins famous custom plinth cost $2650 including three Stillpoints feet and automotive show quality paint in black or white. Design has changed many times, still hard to find any current plinth picture online.
I know there are Albert Porter's and Artisan Fidelity quality plinth available, but i don't like the design (i mean just how it looks) for SP10.
1) Oswald Mill Audio graphite slate plinth (single layer) $2750, double layer looks fantastic but cost $3500
2) Steve Dobbins famous custom plinth cost $2650 including three Stillpoints feet and automotive show quality paint in black or white. Design has changed many times, still hard to find any current plinth picture online.
I know there are Albert Porter's and Artisan Fidelity quality plinth available, but i don't like the design (i mean just how it looks) for SP10.
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Dear @lewm : The original SOTA mat has not that " felt like material ". The SOTA mat was on sale as an after market mat and goes glued ( self glued. ) to any TT platter, in that way the mat is part of the TT platter and not changeable: it keeps fixed there for ever. Another very good characteristic is that its spindle center hole is small diameter enough for the spindle form part of the TT/MAT part. The mat has no " play " around the spindle even you have to push it with care but enough pressure to install it.. It helps to damps the metal spindle too. Was very good thinking item other than its undisclosed build blend material. Recomended. Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. |
Dear Raul, the mat on my star sapphire series 3 was most assuredly the original felt mat. Perhaps the dealer glued it to the platter before he sold it to me, but for whatever reason it was glued to the mat, and the surface was a felt like material. Just for your information, it was only later, when I acquired much better sounding turn tables, that I discovered how muffled and recessed was the sound coming from the star sapphire, meaning no disrespect to current SOTA turntables. Even with vacuum applied. The experience did not leave me believing that there was anything special about the mat on that turntable, except possibly that it was especially responsible for the unsatisfactory results. My next turn table was a Nottingham analog hyperspace. It ran rings around the star sapphire in every way. Even more so after I acquired a regulated power supply to supply AC to the Nottingham. |
@best-groove I used a common copper cleaning product and an old toothbrush because the mat is not exactly smooth but has micro grooves like vinyls Here is another copper cleaning spray https://www.flitz.com/brass-copper-tarnish-remover/ |
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