Questions Regarding Installing a Wheaton Triplanar On A SOTA Cosmos

Lord..not the dust cover swirl again…. although i believe one would approximate a snare head quite well…..

Changing a Platter Mat that is a single Mat only from my selection to be used, is quite simple, as they are all between 4.5mm - 5.2mm, no difference to changing an Album or Spindle Weight.

Note: I have made it known within this forum I swap out my ESLs to Cabinet Speakers to listen to Blues Music, as I like the Colouration of the Cabinet, it brings back strong memories of when I first was listening to Blues in small venues. Surely of I had the opportunity to further tweak the Richness of Tone to blend the Colouration why not.

 If I am entertaining guests with listening to the HiFi as the sole agenda, I will certainly select the bulk of the music to work with a Mat I intend on using.

If the guests bring a different music type along, I will make it known a different Mat will be potentially a improved experience.

As said on other occasion, the listening experience is a activity to entertain, and the value of the sound side of the entertainment is very much aligned to how the individuals Amygdala is stimulated by specific sound and is producing chemicals that are rewarding as a stimulus. 

In the same manner I understand other stimulus, I have developed a n understanding of this one to, and how mood/feeling can be changed by minute changes to the sound being produced. 

The listening experience impact on a person, extends far beyond the sound arriving within the ear, it is totally associated with the hierarchy of Wellbeing and Mind, Body, Spirit.   . 

And yet there are those devoted to mats that barely make contact with the LP, like the Resomat or certain cork mats. There’s no accounting for individual taste and rule making is futile.

@lewm , @mijostyn was spot on with his comments about the platter pad. I’ve been telling people exactly the same thing for years. I didn’t make it up either :)

Its not a taste thing as well, since its very easy to know if the platter pad is doing its job as laid out in mijostyn’s post. There’s not taste associated with that, more of a ’yes’ or ’no’ thing. Platter pads cannot be made to favor a certain genre of music any more than a loudspeaker or an amp can.

The Tri Planar will not fit on a Cosmos, not even close.

I know Tri Mai and he’s told me that people do indeed install Triplanars on the Cosmos (I had one myself) so it can be done, albeit with a few spacers.

Ralph., I was simply pointing out that there are some who seek to isolate the LP in space above the platter. I did not say I agree with that approach or would embrace it myself.

Not at any time has been suggested a Platter Mat is a design to favour a Genre of Music.

The fact I like a Platter Mat that has a perception of being Lean on my system when in use and is preferred on use with Rock, Indie, etc, is my choice and no way a suggestion towards anything else.

Just as I never said a Speaker is favourable to a Genre of music, but did say I favour a Speaker Cabinet to be in use when I listen to Blues.

The idea that there is not a taste for a variation of sound as an experience is hilarious, utterly hurting my ribs at the moment, lets all chop the HiFi in and get Alexa.  

For the Record, all that I offer to others is free, there is no remuneration in mind at all. Certain individuals have been so impressed with a loaned platter mat it has been gifted to them, and others have made their own efforts to purchase a particular type.

There are contributors in all forums who are types that have very healthily remunerated themselves with their activities around audio equipment, and as a result think of themselves as a authority. My opinion on this does not matter.

What I an sure of, is that there is not one 'know it all' throwing out opinion on a forum, that is going to influence myself, especially when commenting on how I should use my time to generate experiences with and around audio. I will decide what level of Transparency is present and what tools are to be used to maintain this when I get of Bus leaving colouration behind. Nobody else will be making that decision for me.