Acrylic Platter Cork Mat

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Acrylic platter cork mat.

And so off went the cork mat and on with the hudson. In turn this results in better performance and sound quality. Cork mat or acrylic platter what say ye. 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 slipmat or acrylic platter any reason one over the other other than price. Cost is dependent on the quality of the materials the way in which the mat was made. The cork rubber and glass mats are affordable. Finally a turntable mat with no static.

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. Corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat. They require a dry cleaning method. Acrylic and rubber mats are by far the easiest to clean.

This cork turntable mat consisted of two layers. Again made by hudson hi fi this corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat proves to be unique in its own sense. The chance of mistracking caused by movement between the mat and platter is also eradicated. The acrylic cork rubber and leather are more costly.

This turntable platter mat is made in such a manner that it can isolate unwanted and distorting micro vibration. Does using a cork mat offer any sonic improvement. Removing the mat from the platter is also easy and convenient if one needs to clean or replace the mat. 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 result is a clear sound that s full of all the original voices and tones. 4 5 out of 5 stars 137. Corkery2 cork n rubber turntable platter mat 1 8 audiophile slipmat made in usa. Felt and cork mats however are much more delicate.

June 2017 in musicians and gearheads.