Turntable mats - Is it a Ginger vs Mary Ann thing?

[sinnerboy]

I have three turntable mats, an Acrylic piece from Hudson HiFi, a leather mat and the standard rubber mat that came with my Technics SL-1300. Are preferences just that? Or, do some turntables respond better to acrylic or leather as opposed to rubber? Just curious as to the collective perspective.

 

[Ichi]

If you have the original SL-1300 which does not have VTA, then different mats with different thickness will effect the sound.
I have the orignal SL-1300 .. I have a Cork & Cork/Rubber mat. Cork is slightly thinner, and there is a noticeable difference.

 

[ripblade]

I would say it's preference.

 

[Grommit]

If you think it makes a difference - then viva la difference , I say!!
Personally I am not too fussed about it all , but there again I am a Philistine

 

[Andre Garcia]

Mats absorb vibration (sound) or repel it.
All the vibration absorbed is a vibration that the cart miss and vise versa.
You want the maximum noise isolation from motors and any other noise source, but at the same time you dont want to absorb what is been reproduce in your LP. So mats are important. IMO leather and cork are the best I tested on my TT. I played some record on my acrylic platter without anything, some jazz sound beautiful other too sibilant. Our work window is very narrow better keep tight tolerances.
AG.

 

[Mr.Jim]

Mary Anne

 

[NoTransistors]

No.

No.

Jeannie or Samantha.

Barbara Eden wins every time.

 

[ripblade]

No.

No.

Jeannie or Samantha.

Barbara Eden wins every time.

You sure about that?

 

[zoombrewer77]

Y’all know Mrs. Howell was the real catch.

 

[bobins08]

 

[NoTransistors]

Considering that Natalie Schaffer was past age 60, she was sizzling.

And, sure Elizabeth Montgomery was hot, but from a purely fantasy point of view, the Jeannie character had the edge.

I was watching an early IDOJ, and don't you know, the first director was Gene Nelson.

 

[olddude55]

I've never heard a difference in platter mats that wasn't related to a change in VTA. I've even used old LPs as platter mats.
But my preference is neither Ginger, nor Mary Ann, nor Barbara Eden, nor Elizabeth Montgomery.
No my friends, I give you the great Emma Peel.

 

[polypetalous]

Yeah I gotta go Elizabeth Montgomery here... no doubt...


Ben

 

[MRL_Audio]

Yeah I gotta go Elizabeth Montgomery here... no doubt...Ben

+1 here. By a wide margin. Personal preference... by the way I also like a leather mat.

 

[Bicyclist]

Isabella rossellini. And my lowly onkyo table runs with the stock mat.

 

[ripblade]

I've never heard a difference in platter mats that wasn't related to a change in VTA. I've even used old LPs as platter mats.
But my preference is neither Ginger, nor Mary Ann, nor Barbara Eden, nor Elizabeth Montgomery.
No my friends, I give you the great Emma Peel.
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Mmmm-Hmmmm! But I would've settled for Barbara Feldon...

 

[Grommit]

The sparkly bits are eye catching

 

[stereofanboy]

Yeah I gotta go Elizabeth Montgomery here... no doubt...


Ben

On a side note, there is a recent series of commercials with a girl who looks just like her.

Due to my current housing situation, I don't even have any of my good stuff set up. I'm using an acrylic mat to replace the original rubber that started giving off an oily residue. I can't tell the difference in that system, but it sure looks cool.

 

[Artie]

I hate when threads like this deviate so far off topic. Keep up the good work.

 

[the_nines]

Mary Ann and Ginger.

As for mats, oh yeah, mats ..... I guess whatever came with the table originally.