Acrylic Mat Vs Cork Mat

Felt 1 to 2 mm 7.

Acrylic mat vs cork mat.

Again made by hudson hi fi this corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat proves to be unique in its own sense. Cost the mat available in the market vary in terms of prices. I actually enjoyed the sound with the metal platter but the mat that came with it is static city so i grabbed the cork it mat and that eliminated the static and seemed to smooth the sound out a bit. I had seen cork mats in audio magazines but i was not sure if the cost was worth it.

Finally a turntable mat with no static. About 4 years ago i decided to upgrade my rubber turntable mat. Deer hide 2 to 3 mm 8. The mat can be glass rubber cork leather cork and rubber fern acrylic among others.

This makes acrylic far better at controlling resonance generated by the stylus scrubbing in the record groove than traditional felt cork or leather mats. The type of material affects the weight size and smoothness of the mat. Glass 6 mm 3. Corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat.

Tonight i added the acrylic but have not had a chance to spin many albums. This cork turntable mat consisted of two layers. Looks like it should be a very good upgrade. I looked on both amazon and ebay to see what my options were.

The base laayer is a 1 16 thick cork base while the surface is peppered with 1 16 spheres hence giving the entire cork turntable mat to have a thickness of 1 8. In turn this results in better performance. Cork 2 to 3 mm 4. Sorbothane or foam 1 5 to 2 5 mm the above list is all the different types of platter mat s i have come across being sold by audio stores both on ebay and retail stores.

Does using a felt mat or a cork mat on your turntable make a difference to the sound produced by your record player. The material also affects the sound quality of the record playing. It is an age old debate as to which one. Rubber 2 to 3 mm 6.

Cow hide leather 2 to 3 mm 9. Acrylic 2 to 3 mm 2. After looking through listings and reviews i decided on a cork mat and placed my order. In all human affairs there are efforts and there are results and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.

When you place a record directly onto the acrylic surface without a slip mat the record is effectively coupled with the playing surface. Ordered a pro ject cork it cork mat to go with my por ject carbon debut. The cork rubber and glass mats are affordable.