SP-10 Mat


I have an SP-10 with a Micro-Seiki copper mat. Now that my system is dialed in in terms of room acoustic treatments and speaker placement I find the Micro-Seiki mat to be a bit too lively but outstanding in terms of dynamics and soundstage. The stock rubber mat is too dull and bloated.

Could someone suggest a mat that falls in between the two, leaning more towards the copper mat sound than stock but less forward in the midrange and treble.
jarrett

Showing 4 responses by chakster

Glad you like it, my Micro CU-500 on SP-10mk2 was significant upgrade in sound quality, sadly the CU-500 is so hard to find and twice as much in price than CU-180. But those copper mats not only sound so good, but also looks so attractive on Technics platter like no other mat on the market. 
@jarrett 

I find the Micro-Seiki mat to be a bit too lively but outstanding in terms of dynamics and soundstage. The stock rubber mat is too dull and bloated.

Yes, the rubber mat must be avoided (imo), Micro CU-180 and CU-500 are great for Technics DDs. 

@downunder 

chakster.  

here is a nice shot of your cu-180 mat on the SP10 mk3.  It does look great on the table


https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4311/36098054451_b2d7c901a4_b.jpg 

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4304/36098053671_7027569509_b.jpg 


I just noticed you placed the mat upside down, mate 
Why? 

 
@downunder hmm, i never tried the upsidedown placement, i think this is correct placement, but CU-500 is much thicker. Yeah, to remove the mat you might need to flip the whole turntable :))   
@pryso the alcohol on copper mat surface is a disaster, must be avoided, it will leave sings that hard to clean. My experience was very bad.