Nakamichi TX-1000 Platter

It's just a mirror. You can cut another piece of mirror and replace the old one or better yet, pop the spindle out from the brass part (it comes off easilly)and get a better sounding mat for the tt.

What happened to your glass mat?

Hi there,

Thanks for the reply...in a couple of places, the mirror finish has rubbed off...it's a cosmetic issue, really. I have taken the platter to a mirror silvering shop and they were unable to help. A normal mirror finish is applied to the underside of the glass, with an opaque, protective backing applied. Left to the 'elements', the mirror silvering would a) tarnish very quickly and b) rub off to the touch.

This left me concluding that the effect was a top surface mirror. However, I have sent the platter to the only (?) place in the UK which provides top surface mirrors, to be told that the process employed by Nakamichi is NOT a top surface mirror, and that the finish was - somehow - blasted onto the glass...they have struggled to remove any of it. I find it hard to believe that, despite 25 years of technological progress, the platter is defying explanation!

I would like to get it sorted, even though I am enjoying the sound of a stainless steel mat much more, and the centre search works fine with it!

Cheers,

Paul.

What mat are you using? Did you pop up th glass mat and install the new mat on the spindle or put the new mat on top of the glass mat?

I am using a Boston Mat1 on top of the glass but I am wondering if I should pop the glass off the spindle and install the new mat on the spindle.

BTW, What kind of mat are you using?

Rgds,
genesis168

FWIW, depending on the grade of stainless steel, if you can it milled or ground flat to a flat, fine finish, it can subsequently be buffed to a mirror finish similar to chrome.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could combine the look that you like with the sound that you like, too?

regards and hth, jonathan carr