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JimJ[VT]
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Some mats, like the Ringmat or cork spot mats, are supposed to help reduce vibration reaching the record by only supporting it in certain places.
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Some mats, like the Ringmat or cork spot mats, are supposed to help reduce vibration reaching the record by only supporting it in certain places.
EasyRiderNYC
Tubed
Which one?
JimJ[VT];1281876 said:And BTW, Easy, that's a hot looking TT.
I thought the "logic" behind (or beneath) a mat was to dampen the vibrations created IN the VINYL.
One criterion of a good rig is that you can't hear it. With a cheap rig, one can hear the recorded content without the electronics just from direct vibrations of the needle and vinyl. That's the way Edison's first phonograph worked. The better the rig, according to the theory, the lower this sound source.
I can tell that rigs and arrangements do vary in the direct sound levels they emit.
The sorbothane mat seems like it would do the best job of killing vibrations in the vinyl but I haven't tried it yet. Some reviewers have criticized it for making the music lifeless so maybe it works too well. one positive is that it shouldn't be as affected by static cling as the felt mat that came with my Pro-Ject.
One criterion of a good rig is that you can't hear it. With a cheap rig, one can hear the recorded content without the electronics just from direct vibrations of the needle and vinyl. That's the way Edison's first phonograph worked. The better the rig, according to the theory, the lower this sound source.
I can tell that rigs and arrangements do vary in the direct sound levels they emit.
The sorbothane mat seems like it would do the best job of killing vibrations in the vinyl but I haven't tried it yet. Some reviewers have criticized it for making the music lifeless so maybe it works too well. one positive is that it shouldn't be as affected by static cling as the felt mat that came with my Pro-Ject.
Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
Peanut Head
I borrowed a sorbathane mat many years ago with a Thorens that came with a rather thin, plastic like mat. But I felt the sorbathane mat smoothed everything over to the point where there was a noticeable loss of dynamics.
So maybe there's something to overdamping vinyl. A bit of sympathetic vibration is a good thing? :scratch2:
So maybe there's something to overdamping vinyl. A bit of sympathetic vibration is a good thing? :scratch2:
penkosey
Well-Known Member
Is it the "None-Felt Mat" that many people claim can be replicated by using ordinary black shelf liner? (The shelf liner that has kind of a staggered grid pattern to it, made of a sort of foamy material).
In any case, I've heard of cutting out this shelf liner stuff for making a turntable mat. Seems like I heard somewhere that it does have some kind of a coating that *may* get on your records....
In any case, I've heard of cutting out this shelf liner stuff for making a turntable mat. Seems like I heard somewhere that it does have some kind of a coating that *may* get on your records....
jleon92f
Addicted Member
Hi,
It's called "Eazy Felt" from Michaels Arts & Crafts.
Pictures below.
UPDATE: Some new colors.
John
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penkosey
Well-Known Member
Funny, I just had to go to Michael's earlier.
Looks like you got good stuff. But this is actually what I was talking about:
http://www.lostmeadowvt.com/images/tunepics/mmf5.jpg
Looks like you got good stuff. But this is actually what I was talking about:
http://www.lostmeadowvt.com/images/tunepics/mmf5.jpg
jleon92f
Addicted Member
Mr. Lin
Lunatic Member
Hi,
New mat color, Orange! Halloween...:scratch2:
John.
Looks really neat. What did you use to cut it?
clydeselsor
Lunatic Member
I read in the book "Good Sound" by Laura Dearborn who used to write for the magazine TAS that you should clamp the record directly to the platter to make both of them as one. I'm sure this is mainly for the extreme high end tables. I don't think it would be a good idea with my DD!!:nono:
ShaneC
Super Member
I use that stuff on my bar, and while it *might* work, I know that things do have a tendency to stick to it, though usually after being place in one spot for a prolonged period of time, usually when weight is involved.
Anyone else have thoughts on this?
I'm not going to jump on the idea just yet....
Yup, it does. The kind I got from Home Depot, anyway. Found out big time last night after accidentally leaving an LP on the platter overnight. Took 10+ cleanings with an RCM to get it back.
Another alternative are super thin round mouse pads that are about the size of a 45 and about 1/4 the thickness of a CD. I'm experimenting with ones made of plastic, but my wife says she sees them made of a "more spongy, but not regular mouse pad material", and still thin.
hifitommy
Super Member
sorbo
is reputed to dull the sound. this is second hand info but the mat on my sota is acrylic. a hard surface thats said to interface well with vinyl.
otherwise i have used platter matter (ok) and a harder one that i like better. at the moment it is inaccessible so i cant name it.
the herbies way cool is one i would seek if i didnt have a good mat for my kd500.
i also recommend getting a clamp (not a weight) to anchor the disc better.
is reputed to dull the sound. this is second hand info but the mat on my sota is acrylic. a hard surface thats said to interface well with vinyl.
otherwise i have used platter matter (ok) and a harder one that i like better. at the moment it is inaccessible so i cant name it.
the herbies way cool is one i would seek if i didnt have a good mat for my kd500.
i also recommend getting a clamp (not a weight) to anchor the disc better.
Divotdog
"I can fix it Grampa"
Let us know how this works, it sounds interesting. :scratch2:
I was in JoAnn Fabrics the other day and stumbled across some automobile headliner. This material has a texture similiar to felt or suede on the topside and a thin, medium hard foam underside. Just get into your car and press on the headliner. The material came in several colors (black, grey, tan, blue) and sold for $10 per yard, which is enough to do about three turntables.
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