I should mention that I remain a fan of the Boston Audio Mat2, probably ahead of the ss300 on most turntables. Go on and dump on that one, if you like.
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
I have just acquired a 32 year old JVC/Victor TT-101 DD turntable after having its lesser brother, the TT-81 for the last year.
TT-101
This is one of the great DD designs made at a time when the giant Japanese electronics companies like Technics, Denon, JVC/Victor and Pioneer could pour millions of dollars into 'flagship' models to 'enhance' their lower range models which often sold in the millions.
Because of their complexity however.......if they malfunction.....parts are 'unobtanium'....and they often cannot be repaired.
TT-101
This is one of the great DD designs made at a time when the giant Japanese electronics companies like Technics, Denon, JVC/Victor and Pioneer could pour millions of dollars into 'flagship' models to 'enhance' their lower range models which often sold in the millions.
Because of their complexity however.......if they malfunction.....parts are 'unobtanium'....and they often cannot be repaired.
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Dear @lewm : The Sota mat was started in the market around 1983 as an up-date/grade to its Sota Saphire TT and its material is a blended propietary material. This comes from a Stereophile review of the Star model that is the one witn vacuum hold mechanism not the Sota but the reviewer owned the original saphire: """ This problem was eliminated by a change to the new SOTA mat which was introduced last summer. """ Here a picture of what you must look for: https://www.google.com/search?q=SOTA+Mat&rlz=1C1OKWM_esMX875MX875&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=YYpt9kYM4eSqlM%253A%252CBfV8HD9hUvIVeM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQOG9cznt2amytjKQFeR1pZ-M8kAg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIs9ugxt7nAhVBoZ4KHSPRBxIQ9QEwDHoECAcQCQ#imgrc=YYpt9kYM4eSqlM: Nothing comes close the Sota mat, it burns/make dust the SS-300 in any TT. Is a must to have. Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. The picture says: Oracle but it's a Sota one or at least a copy of the original Sota unique mat. |
I hardly think the SS300 is the second best mat of all time, if the SOTA mat you reference were to be the named best of all time. But you've made your own opinion clear. Like I said about my own current preference, the BA Mat2 is generally a smidgeon ahead of the SS300, but I happen to like the SS300 on the TT101, for some reason. Yet there are some who dislike the BA Mats, too. If energy dissipation is your fetish, then the BA Mats are certainly designed with that in mind. |
@lewm : this is easy. Metal resonates at listen frequency range and the feedback is takes by the cantilever stylus tip and the transducer takes those metal resonances/distortions as groove modulations. Again, metal mat is the worst place to use in a TT mat that one of its main functions is to dampen. That's all, I don't care if you like it or not. I like it in my SP10 in the past till I learned. So what, I like means almost nothing. R. |
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