Hi Gary,
I found your post of 9/16/13. I now know (once again) that your shield is made of mu metal and that the black stuff is auto interior material (which is exactly what it looks like). I probably also knew this 7 months ago, when you posted the info and photos originally, but the memory is fleeting. I found that same stuff on eBay that you have used. I Googled the eBay product, and there was some discussion that it is not as "good" as mu metal (it's a lot cheaper), but most conceded that it does work as a shield. I like your metaphor about squeezing a balloon, where you are describing what happens to the EMI when you installed the shield; the energy shows up elsewhere but not where you don't want it. Possibly, if you can ground the shield to the turntable, you would actually drain the energy to ground. But that may be tough to do.
I am going to get used to the sound of the TT101 with no shield, then install a shield, perhaps using the very same material you used, and see if I can hear a difference. I wonder whether some of the perceived benefits of those heavy copper platter mats are actually due to the shielding effect such mats have. If you read the verbal descriptions of the improvements in sonics, it certainly is consistent with the shielding effect.
I found your post of 9/16/13. I now know (once again) that your shield is made of mu metal and that the black stuff is auto interior material (which is exactly what it looks like). I probably also knew this 7 months ago, when you posted the info and photos originally, but the memory is fleeting. I found that same stuff on eBay that you have used. I Googled the eBay product, and there was some discussion that it is not as "good" as mu metal (it's a lot cheaper), but most conceded that it does work as a shield. I like your metaphor about squeezing a balloon, where you are describing what happens to the EMI when you installed the shield; the energy shows up elsewhere but not where you don't want it. Possibly, if you can ground the shield to the turntable, you would actually drain the energy to ground. But that may be tough to do.
I am going to get used to the sound of the TT101 with no shield, then install a shield, perhaps using the very same material you used, and see if I can hear a difference. I wonder whether some of the perceived benefits of those heavy copper platter mats are actually due to the shielding effect such mats have. If you read the verbal descriptions of the improvements in sonics, it certainly is consistent with the shielding effect.
