Acrylic Mat Vs Cork Mat

Looks like it should be a very good upgrade.

Acrylic mat vs cork mat.

Tonight i added the acrylic but have not had a chance to spin many albums. I had seen cork mats in audio magazines but i was not sure if the cost was worth it. Cork rubber 2 to 3 mm 5. Felt 1 to 2 mm 7.

The type of material affects the weight size and smoothness of the mat. 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. Glass 6 mm 3. It is an age old debate as to which one.

Does using a felt mat or a cork mat on your turntable make a difference to the sound produced by your record player. This makes acrylic far better at controlling resonance generated by the stylus scrubbing in the record groove than traditional felt cork or leather mats. I looked on both amazon and ebay to see what my options were. Cow hide leather 2 to 3 mm 9.

In all human affairs there are efforts and there are results and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. Ordered a pro ject cork it cork mat to go with my por ject carbon debut. The cork rubber and glass mats are affordable. This cork turntable mat consisted of two layers.

Cost the mat available in the market vary in terms of prices. 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. When you place a record directly onto the acrylic surface without a slip mat the record is effectively coupled with the playing surface. The material also affects the sound quality of the record playing.

About 4 years ago i decided to upgrade my rubber turntable mat. Acrylic 2 to 3 mm 2. In turn this results in better performance. 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.

After looking through listings and reviews i decided on a cork mat and placed my order. The mat can be glass rubber cork leather cork and rubber fern acrylic among others. Rubber 2 to 3 mm 6. Corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat.

I was very impressed with this hudson acrylic turntable mat because i have been using a cork mat for a while with lots of static issues but when i installed this mat on my audio technicia at lp 120 i was amazed because there was no static at all. Cork 2 to 3 mm 4. Deer hide 2 to 3 mm 8.