Sorbomat Question
joeparaski
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I was flipping through my albums when I came across a Sorbogel Record Mat I purchased from HearingImpaired (I think) along with the "clamp".
Now I don't know if this is normal, but this mat is a pain in the ****. You have to peel the record off the thing and it doesn't come off that easily. And as it is coming off, assuming you didn't lift the whole thing off the platter to begin with, there's enough static electricity generated to light a baseball stadium at night. I mean, you can hear the snap crackle pop of static electricity so much that the cartridge picked it up and sent it to the speakers!
Am I doing something wrong? Or is this supposed to be normal?
Joe
Now I don't know if this is normal, but this mat is a pain in the ****. You have to peel the record off the thing and it doesn't come off that easily. And as it is coming off, assuming you didn't lift the whole thing off the platter to begin with, there's enough static electricity generated to light a baseball stadium at night. I mean, you can hear the snap crackle pop of static electricity so much that the cartridge picked it up and sent it to the speakers!
Am I doing something wrong? Or is this supposed to be normal?
Joe
Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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Joe (HI) may feel differently, but I'd never put Sobo on anything I was going to play.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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I wouldn't use that mat if a gun was pointed at my head. Sorbothane collects every minute bit of dust and foreign material it can attract and leaves a residue on my fingertips which is doing the same to your LP's. It is great for isolation properties, but this is not a proper application of this product IMO.~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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Well thanks for the responses guys....although I wonder what made you respond NOW...I posted this over a week ago!
JoeAmplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96. -
We get there.......sooner or later.
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Ditto on that one !
Don't use Sorbothane for anything other than Isolation or Stopping something from slipping around. I use it to hold two set's of Paradigm speakers together in a stacked configuration. I've never seen any residue though ?I wouldn't use that mat if a gun was pointed at my head. Sorbothane collects every minute bit of dust and foreign material it can attract and leaves a residue on my fingertips which is doing the same to your LP's. It is great for isolation properties, but this is not a proper application of this product IMO.Rick
