Merrill Turntable Mat

I m intrigued by boston audio s graphite mat as well as the sound deadened steel sds mat as they seem to be closer to the merrill mat.

Merrill turntable mat.

Merrill made a mat comprising from the top down. 101 3 is a totally new approach to turntable design. The first mat that really struck a nice balance fo me was the herbies mat. Haven t tried either though.

Compatibility the turntables are made incompatibility with most record players. Like what you see. Very thin clear dull luster finish atop lead estimate 6mm thick w my dial caliper atop extruded foam estimate 4 5mm thick atop construction paper liner base. The replica s mechanical energy transmission chain is totally polymer.

The real turntable by merrill williams is the most dramatic improvement in turntable design in 30 years. By the way my table is a the ar turntable very similar to the es 1. Merrill s discontinued lead mat may be among the world s best most neutral and lively sounding record player mats. Key features are energy isolation consistent sound and removes frequency interference.

The merrill replica turntable is based on the merrill ar modifications with attributes from the merrill heirloom added. The sonic detail is poor the image is constricted. Low cost low performance turntables are usually comprised of a sonically poor slab of particle board. Contact us to to learn more about our products.

Merrill turntable and merrill mods documentation. That s with merrill s outer and inner clamps as well. Turntable is an advanced patented turntable design. Perhaps thanks to the cork rubber mat the bass performance of this turntable rivals the best and in fact it would have soundly trounced my previous reference a vpi tnt.

November 11 2006 not vinyl nirvana news necessarily but congrats to george merrill and anthony scillia for the introduction of the ms21 turntable which can be viewed at merrill scillia audio. In terms of bass performance and freedom from interference from outer surroundings and mechanical vibration energy once again the merrill es r1 gets very high marks. If you can make one. Merrill turntable and merrill mods links.

Soft or smooth mats protect the record grooves from damage during spinning. The gem dandy rubber cork compound mat is manufactured using a specific formula of two types of rubber with differing energy absorption characteristics. Then i started in with the new scillia merrill mods one of the first was the lead mat. 200 grams 1 8 thick.

Cork is added to aid in the transmission of energy into the mat. The merrill williams r ea l. Wait until you hear it.