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In article , (GregS) wrote:
In article , "Harry Lavo"
wrote:
Only once did I find a mat that made a positive difference....that was a
Marcof Glassmat (felt bonded to glass) that dampened the "ring" in the bass
of my Thorens TD-160 Super.

On the Linn, nothing beat the felt mat, and the rubber ones made for a
noticeable deterioration.

On my duals, the ribbed rubber mats do their job well.

I'd look elsewhere (like a good wall mount) to make an appreciable
difference.

Your assuming there is a vibration problem. The mat also works in conjunction
with the pickup, in that the pickup generates noise into the record.

I have done the thumping trick. With the pickmup on the record and no
other turntable motion, tap on the record and listen to the sound.
Does it sound damped? By trying different mats and clamps,
you can adjust for good sound.

greg

Harry

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My H-K T-45 turntable has its original mat, which seems very stiff--I
have a hunch it would be brittle if I bent it.

Would it make a significant improvement of I replaced it? If so, which
(reasonably priced) mats do the job? This seems like one of those areas
that is vulnerable to faith-based "audio voodoo," but if I can really
improve the sound for $25, I'd like to know about it. Thanks in advance
for your replies.