Phil Bishop
pfm Member
I have a Technics SL1200GR and a fine turntable it is.
However, there is a design flaw for us audiophile types in that it is difficult to get the arm low enough for some cartridges and even with standard cartridges like Audio Technica I find I have my arm at the lowest setting with the standard mat.
I have tried Achromats in the past and never been convinced - in fact, I have never been convicted by any turntable mat ever making any difference to SQ.
However, the new Funk Firm APM mat does appear an interesting design and at 7 mm thick offers a useful 4 mm height gain over the standard Techie mat making arm adjustability better I'd hope.
However, at nearly £150 it's pretty expensive.
Anyone any advice or experience?
However, there is a design flaw for us audiophile types in that it is difficult to get the arm low enough for some cartridges and even with standard cartridges like Audio Technica I find I have my arm at the lowest setting with the standard mat.
I have tried Achromats in the past and never been convinced - in fact, I have never been convicted by any turntable mat ever making any difference to SQ.
However, the new Funk Firm APM mat does appear an interesting design and at 7 mm thick offers a useful 4 mm height gain over the standard Techie mat making arm adjustability better I'd hope.
However, at nearly £150 it's pretty expensive.
Anyone any advice or experience?