黑膠天地Challe Ma 馬中超HARMONIX
TU-800M/W LP mat…..Let’s try the TU-800M first, and after listening to afew familiar LPs, I found that the extension of the twopoles is indeed wide, and the sound is also lively andvividly. However, the more dramatic is that when
you switch to the TU-800M-W, the sound that makes
the full frequency extraordinarily thick and warm, it
is like changing the piano from Steinway toBosendorfer! …..

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As mentioned in the previous issue, howastonishing is the performance of Mr.
Kiuchi’s TU-812MX Million Maestro
record clamp. First of all, its six-petal
cyber shape is eye-catching. As for theheavy chrome plating and high-gloss
polishing, it also shows the ultimate inJapanese audio craftsmanship. After there-adjustment of the wood and the use of
the new wood and metal formula by Mr.
Kiuchi, the sound effect has significantlyimproved.

I remember that when I listened to theTU-812MX Million Maestro record clamp,
I first playback a few classical pieces forwarm-up, but the real-time sense of thesound was like walking into the golden
hall of Vienna Auditorium from the HongKong City Hall! Followed by the jazz disc,the result is very deep & thick andsplendid, whether the vocal of Nat King
Cole or the trumpet of Miles Davis.
However, the TU-812MX Million Maestro
is the one which I love the most and can't
leave it mostly. It is the portrayal of the2黑膠天地
low-frequency contours, especially whenplaying the classical orchestra of largescale symphonies. The static lowfrequency air felt fascinating when it isstatic; as to the dynamic bursting passage,
the low frequency undulations areextraordinarily embossed than without it.
At the end, even rock music was released,
and the results have repeatedly provedthat Million Maestro is equally effective
for any type of LP music.

two record mats being well-designed by
Mr. Kiuchi. Speaking of the record mat, I
have tried many of them! However, in thepast 30 years, these types of productsthat I have experienced are nothing morethan the use of different materials to tune
the sound effects of the designers wanted,
such as plastic, felt, wood, cork, glass,metal, etc. and of course, there are someusing mixed materials. For example, theBritish RINGMAT that I have tried many
years ago is made up of paper and pinecork, but I have never seen such exquisite
craftsmanship of these well-designed
record mats by Mr. Kiuchi!

In fact, in addition to the abovementioned TU-812MX Million Maestro
record clamp, the distributor also sent3黑膠天地TU-800M/W Record MatThe two record mats by Mr. Kiuchi belong
to the same series as Million Maestro, andthe models are TU-800M and TU-800M-W
respectively. According to the factory data,
they are all labeled "Tribute". The reason
is that both can reproduce the music
content of the album more realistically, tolet the listener further experience the artof the sound; thereby enhancing the socialculture, to pay tribute to the original music
creators and musicians. Although thissounds a bit abstract, after seeing theactual TU-800M and TU-800M-W, it is notdifficult to understand the tuning
philosophy and the art of the sound thatMr. Kiuchi has done on them.
The outer boxes of TU-800M and TU800M-W were opened one after another,and the results were shocked by theirinner packaging! Both of them were sealedwith a red Japanese lacquer frame
engraved with the word "捧". It can beseen that the Japanese packaging culture is
far more sophisticated and refined. First,4黑膠天地
taking out the TU-800M, just like holding avery thin piece of the exact same size of avinyl record. Although lighter than I
thought, the straight and flexible texture isquite special. What kind of material is thismade of? The factory did not mention, but
I am more interested in the metal pellets

and sliver stripes pasted on to it, because
they immediately reminded me of the"gold tuning dots" by Mr. Kiuchi that wasonce famous in the past. As for the layoutof a Bagua, I guess it might be the secret of
his tuning in sound.

Then taking out the TU-800M-W, although
the body is the same as the former, it isalso very thin, straight and flexible, but thetuning materials being pasted on thesurface are quite different, and the shapes

and layouts are completely different! Infact, being pasted on top of the TU-800MW, all are ultra-thin wood blocks, thediameter is divided into two sizes, a totalof eight pieces, and the geometric5黑膠天地distribution is evenly dazzling, and the W
on this model number refers to thesewoods are used.

you switch to the TU-800M-W, the soundthat makes the full-range becomes
extraordinarily rich and warm, it is justlike changing the piano from Steinway toBosendorf!

Well, no matter how strange it is, judging
it by how good it sounds should be thehighest principle. Let’s play with the TU800M first. After listening to a few LPs thatI used to listen, I realized that theextension of the two poles (frequencyends) is indeed wide, and the sound isobviously a lot more lively and vivid.
However, the more dramatic is that whenConclusion
Finally, according to the manufacturer's
suggestion, it should be used together with
the TU-812MX Million Maestro record
clamp, and the results are truly instantly
amazing! Now, playing LP is really fun......

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