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Re: Turntable mat

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The lenco idler runs along the bottom of the platter . The rubber mat is there for a reason.

Tried most but always go back to the original mat.

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Re: Turntable mat

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I have made in excess of 10 mats for my Rega P8 and have two that I consider to be improvement over the standard Rega felt mat. There is no doubt in my mind that mats make a difference. I did have an Ancromat but I have no idea what happened to it when I moved and I didn't have it long enough on my old LP12 to form a view.
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Re: Turntable mat

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Daniel Quinn wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:32 pm The lenco idler runs along the bottom of the platter . The rubber mat is there for a reason.

Tried most but always go back to the original mat.
Maybe on a single platter model it would be different though the idler is 'rubber' edged in any case
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Just for the fun of it I made another last night this one comprising of 4 layers with a nod to constrained layer damping and it's a winner. I spent a few enjoyable hours testing various mats and this is definitely noticeably better across all frequencies than the standard Rega felt mat and I am quietly chuffed. Maintaining the correct VTA was critical. The 3 materials I used cost very little, definitely less than £5 and took next to no time to cut to size and shape. Onward and upwards 🌧️
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I couldn’t decide between rubber and acrylic in a minimal design turntable I was doing- trying to keep components and structures to a minimum meaning I wanted a single top layer on the sub platter, so, I bonded a thick rubber matt to an acrylic matt back to back
Gives the acrylic matt weight and gives the rubber matt rigidity
Rubber to the bearing side, acrylic to the record
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