Turntable mat questions

Montoya
Montoya Posts: 506
edited December 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
I currently am running a music hall mmf-5 with the stock felt mat I feel this mat is transfering particles onto my records. Any suggestions on a better mat?
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited December 2009
    I have a Herbie's turntable mat and enjoy it very much. Look Here
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited December 2009
    Montoya, if you do upgrade the mat can I purchase/get yours please?
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2009
    schwarcw wrote: »
    I have a Herbie's turntable mat and enjoy it very much. Look Here

    I gots to get me one.
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    Thanks
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited December 2009
    Herbie's mat is great, I've got one as well.
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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited December 2009
    You can have it I won't be getting the mat till mid January but consider it yours.
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Montoya, if you do upgrade the mat can I purchase/get yours please?
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited December 2009
    I have the Herbie's mat on my MMF 5.1, works great! Everything I've tried from Herbie's works great. The Herbie's brass/vibration dampening material pucks underneath your feet on your TT will do wonders.
    DKG999
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited December 2009
    I personally have the Extreme Phono Speed Mat on my MMF-7 and have been very pleased with it. Snagged it a few years back while @ Music Direct in Chicago. Was fortunate enough to have a knowledgeable sales person talk me out of the far more expensive ringmat.
    HT
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Montoya, if you do upgrade the mat can I purchase/get yours please?

    Tom, why would you want that mat? It is less than desirable for coupling a record to the platter.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited December 2009
    I used to have a mmf 5 which I later exchanged for the 5.1 The stock mats aren't bad. Dust will settle on the surface no matter what type of mat you use.

    I found that using a Swiffer cloth before play and before storing back in the sleeves work great at removing large and very fine particles. It worked better for me than the record brush which I think can shove very fine particles deep into the groove. With the cloth you don't really add pressure, you just let the static attract the dust. Life is tougher without a cleaning machine lol.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited December 2009
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Tom, why would you want that mat? It is less than desirable for coupling a record to the platter.
    ...because it's gentle on the other side of the LP and I'd like a spare.

    I'm working on other aspects of my rig at the moment. I'll get to the mat when the time comes. It sounds great as it is.....well, was. The TT is down right now because I chipped the glass platter trying to repair the tonearm. DOH!
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited December 2009
    After some research I'm going to go with the acrylic platter upgrade and not use a mat. That stock supplied mat causes a crapload of static electricity.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2009
    Montoya wrote: »
    After some research I'm going to go with the acrylic platter upgrade and not use a mat. That stock supplied mat causes a crapload of static electricity.

    That is the way I use my VPI and my records make intimate contact with the delrin platter for maximum damping and record stabilization.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited December 2009
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    That is the way I use my VPI and my records make intimate contact with the delrin platter for maximum damping and record stabilization.

    I clamp my records directly to the platter, never really thought about a mat. I wonder if I should try one? What is the purpose?
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2009
    I'm a platter clamper too,,no mat,,VPI scout.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2009
    madmax wrote: »
    I clamp my records directly to the platter, never really thought about a mat. I wonder if I should try one? What is the purpose?

    I would think for platters that aren't acrylic or delrin a good mat would be a plus. Also would probably be good on the lower end tables that use metal platters. Coupling a record to a glass platter can damage the record grooves so there is another application that would benefit from a good mat.

    I know Rich (SCompRacer) uses a carbon fiber mat and loves it but I'm pretty sure his platter is made of MDF or a non-cousin of vinyl.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited December 2009
    I'm another happy Herbies mat user. I use a clamp with mine. I get less background noise while using the clamp.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,500
    edited December 2009
    hearingimpared wrote: »

    I know Rich (SCompRacer) uses a carbon fiber mat and loves it but I'm pretty sure his platter is made of MDF or a non-cousin of vinyl.

    Hi Joe! The platter is 20 pounds of alloy and the Mat 1 is carbon graphite.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2009
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Hi Joe! The platter is 20 pounds of alloy and the Mat 1 is carbon graphite.

    I was close but no cigar.:D
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