Incoming! The New Equipment Thread

[Mather]

The opportunity was right there! I would be mad not to spend $2500 to make such a joke…. Right?

 

[OMC]

6mm WE2

I was tempted by the 4mm but this seems to be the better starting point to get a wider set of cartridges to play nice

6mm WE2

I was tempted by the 4mm but this seems to be the better starting point to get a wider set of cartridges to play nice

I really like the WE2 2MM on the Rega. To my ears it sounds better than the oem Rega mat with zero static cling.

 

[ngower]

I really like the WE2 2MM on the Rega. To my ears it sounds better than the oem Rega mat with zero static cling.

Yeah the Herbies is mostly so I can try out different headshells and carts. As an example, the Hana SL is 15mm tall, 2mm shy of the lwoest VTA I can get on my Technics. The 6mm allows me to use those. Alternatively, I can use headshells like my recently acquired Yamamoto and LP Gear which have 1.5-2.5mm height increases over the stock Technics headshell. So it just allows me to try out more shit.

I'm skeptical of the people who say mats drastically impact sound, so it's really just about adding height. If it impacts sound (positively) then so be it.

 

[Angsty]

Yeah the Herbies is mostly so I can try out different headshells and carts. As an example, the Hana SL is 15mm tall, 2mm shy of the lwoest VTA I can get on my Technics. The 6mm allows me to use those. Alternatively, I can use headshells like my recently acquired Yamamoto and LP Gear which have 1.5-2.5mm height increases over the stock Technics headshell. So it just allows me to try out more shit.

I'm skeptical of the people who say mats drastically impact sound, so it's really just about adding height. If it impacts sound (positively) then so be it.

I agree with you on the "drastically" part, but it has been shown that the right mat can drop measured through-groove noise by 3 dB or more. The solid aluminum platter on my Luxman rings like a bell, so a thick rubber mat is a necessity.