Funk firm achromat platter mat 3mm thickness one of the best and most effective budget tweaks for any turntable or record player.
Achromat vinyl mat.
Funk firm achromat platter mat is the ideal material to absorb energy from the record.
At only 3 5mm thick achromat contains millions of tiny bubbles within complex pathways where the energy gets lost as heat and performs like a much thicker mat.
No wonder achromat is the world s top selling mat in use.
Simple a b comparisons demonstrate improved subtle nuances and more bass intelligibility.
The funk firm arose from the ashes of pink triangle the late lamented purveyor of turntables designed to be as near non resonant as possible and the achromat turntable mat is their attempt at.
It can t get better.
In tests the 5mm consistently betters the 3mm mat.
Updating the achromat achromat is the r d progression from the original acrylic interface invented as a platter to vinyl interfaceby arthur khoubesserian back in 1979.
No wonder achromat is the world s top selling mat in use two thicknesses are available.
Achromat record mat is further optimized by the introduction of bubbles.
The achromat claims to perfectly impedance match a vinyl record which in simple terms means that the mat surface has similar if not the same characteristics as the record.
The achromat claims to perfectly impedance match a vinyl record which in simple terms means that the mat surface has similar if not the same characteristics as the record.
It has become the mat of choice for lp12 owners and also technics sl1200 turntables.
It doesn t stop there.
Now the funk firm introduces the next stage in vinyl evolution.
This is the standard recommended thickness.
Initial impressions funk firm achroplat ii and achromat i ve just spent some time comparing the achroplat ii and achromat replacement platter and mat with my rega p3 24.
The achromat is a further development on the acrylic platter concept by the inventor of the acrylic platter himself arthur khoubesserian owner of the funk firm.
Achromat s new material matches records 100 percent.
The achromat is a further development on the acrylic platter concept by the inventor of the acrylic platter himself arthur khoubesserian owner of the funk firm.
These gradually increase internal damping making achromat more effective.
The vinyl anachronist friday april 8 2011.
