A better cork mat or just getting more of your $

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  • Lex
    Moderator Emeritus
    • Apr 2001
    • 27461

    A better cork mat or just getting more of your $

    Opinions about this cork mat bunk or truth? about their claims of better with less record contact? I'm not sold that it does anything, except make your less than 180 G records more likely to float around. Opinions?

    Doug
    "I'm out there Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" - Kramer
  • wkhanna
    Grumpy Old Super Moderator Emeritus
    • Jan 2006
    • 5673

    #2
    things like this are V device dependent.
    they work better on some tt's & not so much on others.

    the principle is to isolate & reduce the transmission of minute vibrations that find their way to the cartridge & effect the character of the audible signal.

    HERE is another popular one.

    remember that changing the mat thickness requires adjusting your VTA (vertical tracking angle).

    this is a good read, the LINK provided by the good folks at Vinyl Assylum.
    section #9 deals specifically with VTA
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    Bill

    Practicing Curmudgeon & Audio Snob
    ....just an "ON" switch, Please!

    FinleyAudio

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    • Lex
      Moderator Emeritus
      • Apr 2001
      • 27461

      #3
      Right. Thanks Bill for the input. I think I will opt, no on this one. I think it might make more difference on a table with a less solid platform than I have (platen) As thick as my acrylic base is, and as solid as the bearing assembly is, there's no movement except circling the spindle, within reason. So I think it's safe to say i am in pretty good shape on the felt I have. I am not a huge fan of felt, as I think it can be a conductor of static electricity, and that is our enemy. I could be wrong, but I always thought that possible with felt.

      thanks,
      Doug
      Doug
      "I'm out there Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" - Kramer

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      • vneal
        Junior Member
        • Jan 2017
        • 9

        #4
        I considered this mat but the label portion of the cork should be indented not raised as this design has. So I XXX this model
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