Merrell Scillia Mat

Ar merrill scillia lead platter mat detail in conjunction with the acrylic platter one of the foundations of the original merrill platter system truly integral to resonance control.

Merrell scillia mat. The platter is the first step to take in moving toward the merrill platter system. This turntable es r1 replica has the same sonic character as the heirloom a review on dagogo. 101 would be a honey and it really is. The major improvement to the new production was the polymer material used in the subchassis and the outer support platter.

After the heirloom production had stopped for many years the design was reborn as the merrill scillia ms 2 and ms21. The vinyl nirvana acrylic platter the merrill scillia lead mat the outer periphery clamp ring and a record weight. Second merrill scillia count very important on the list of turntable design criteria the dissipation of spurious energies and it just so happens that a major contributor of these energies is the tone arm. My audio bud steve woolsey owned one.

If you have a rather old and noisy turntable the janus will make wonders minimizing any noise and vibration coming out from the transport. The merrill williams clamping system comprises a center weight and periphery ring and is designed for even down force on the entire record. If memory serves me it had the first periphery clamping ring i had ever seen the first spindle weight i had seen as well as the first lead platter mat. These energies must be wicked away and disposed of.

The platter system is your ultimate goal in performance upgrades and should be in my opinion the prize for all mid 80 s ar owners. The merrill heirloom was an all out assault on the basic ar design with lots of new innovative ways to control resonance. A second impedance matching coated lead mat inserts between record and platter. Turntable platter mat rubber 12 inch silicone turntable lp slipmat universal compatible for audio technica at lp120bk at lp 1200 turntable platter 12 inch diameter 4 7 out of 5 stars 64 15 99 15.

The fact that this mat has two different damping materials with different absorption coefficients makes the tnt janus a perfect ok nothing s perfect barrier against macro and micro vibrations. The exact design to the thousands of an inch was reintroduced by scillia as the merrill scillia and garnered a class a rating in stereophile for 3 1 2 years.