Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths

Prizo: in the third group of sentences must say: can't and not only can.

R.

So Raul,

In a nutshell, are you saying basically to trust your own ears?

Albert, Thanks for your response on mats. It is surprising that your favorite and second favorite mats are wildly different in material construction AND in weight. The Micro, according to others above, weighs ca 4 lbs and the Boston Audio Mat, which I like a lot on my Lenco, must weigh much LESS than the stock rubber Technics mat, which weighs a bit more than half a pound, if memory serves. I have already expressed my concerns re using the Micro mat on the Mk2, due to the fact that it increases total mass of platter + mat by about 50%, which one would think would not be good for optimal servo performance. But the proof of the pudding is in the listening.

Lewm,

I don't think the MK3 is effected by the weight of either of these mats. All I'm hearing is the difference in construction or whatever else is going on between these two "hard material" designs.

My MK2 was not effected by the Boston mat or Funk Firm. I don't remember trying the Micro Seiki CU-180 with it.

The Micro Seiki mat is so expensive I was late moving into them. The Boston is a superb alternative and far less expensive. I think very fairly priced based on construction and performance (at least in my system).

I guess my question in the midst of this s///t storm is not going to get answered? It's a really simple question, no interpretation or opinions required.