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...a second listen

I have a Superscoutmaster VPI/rim drive/Classic Platter.  Sometime ago, I heard that topping off the platter with a mat would do great things.....I tried a few, and decided on a deerskin mat (cheap)...   Its been a couple of months now, but I just removed it and listened again.  Why oh why did I think the mat is an improvement?.  It diminished all the air from the presentation, eliminated any 3D effect...  Now going au natural..
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tooblue
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Atmasphere you make a good case for the need of a mat but is that across the board with all tables? I ask because I certainly prefer no mat in my system.

tooblue
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Stringreen, when I purchased my Prime VPI shipped it with a felt mat and wanted me to comment on the effectiveness of the mat when used. I felt like you that it diminished the sound quality in every important area and just used it for a while to protect the platter while not in use. One thing I am curious of is an older Audioquest Sorbathane mat that I still have that I used to great effect on a modded AR EB101, might pull it out and set the VTA to adjust for it's thickness and give it a try just to see.
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