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So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000?

Pretty much as the title says.
Have been looking for a while for a decent DD table to add to my lot.
Have bought a few lower end ones and ultimately been dissapointed.
Now I know there were/ are literally hundreds of choices from the Japanese Golden era of DD tables.
Looking for suggestions from actual owners of solid DD tables up to about $1000 .
I have read and read but nothing substitutes for real experience.
This would likely not be my primary table, my Garrard 401 has that position for now.

Thank you.
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uberwaltz OP
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Thank you Timeltel!
Of course the trick is FINDING a BA mat to purchase!
Would be nice to hear from a few other 71/81 owners out there as to what they are using as well.
lewm
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Keep watch on Audiogon listings and on Audio Asylum Trader site.  I found a Mat2 a few years ago, after BA went out of the mat business.  They do come up from time to time.
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Lewm.
Even prior to this I have had my eye out for one for quite some time.
Never seen one for sale yet though.

However I have just seen a genuine Victor glass platter mat for sale.
Anybody have any experience with a glass platter or platter mat and just how they sound?
Very intrigued by the concept.
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halcro
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I've used a variety of mats for the Victors
Cu180 COPPER
ACHROMAT
JEWELTONE GLASS MAT
SUEDE MATS
JICO CALFSKIN MATS
VICTOR PIGSKIN MAT
The best sounding in my system was the Cu180 but I felt it was too heavy for the bearing.
The next best was the original Victor Pigskin which is nearly unobtainable.
The Jico mats sounded good also but are no longer made.
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Halcro
What did you think of the glass mat?
Read a few articles that say acrylic was much better than glass as a full platter but hard to find anything referring just to a mat.
The one I am looking at weighs 1kg so about 2lb 3oz approx.
Was the cu180 much heavier than that?

I guess I could also buy an acrylic mat, Chuck it up and try to whittle od down 2 mm as well......
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