I have been using a Victor pigskin mat designed for use on their Laboratory Series DD turntables like the TT-101.
One side is suede whilst the other is tanned leather......very much like the 'Hide in the Sound' mats.
I would avoid the cork laminated leather mats like those from MooMats.
The Victor pigskin mat is 1mm-1.5mm just like the 'Hide in the Sound' ones and produces the best sound from the cast Aluminium platter of the TT-101.......equal to that of the the heavy Micro Seiki Cu-180 copper mat.
I find it best with the suede side up.
The pigskin mat does not sound better on my Raven AC platter. The bare copper top without any mat sounds best in my system......so I guess it is all dependent on the make-up of your platter?
But at the cheap price of $33 for the 'Hide in the Sound' mats....I don't see how you could go wrong trying it out? :-)
If you do......please let us know?
One side is suede whilst the other is tanned leather......very much like the 'Hide in the Sound' mats.
I would avoid the cork laminated leather mats like those from MooMats.
The Victor pigskin mat is 1mm-1.5mm just like the 'Hide in the Sound' ones and produces the best sound from the cast Aluminium platter of the TT-101.......equal to that of the the heavy Micro Seiki Cu-180 copper mat.
I find it best with the suede side up.
The pigskin mat does not sound better on my Raven AC platter. The bare copper top without any mat sounds best in my system......so I guess it is all dependent on the make-up of your platter?
But at the cheap price of $33 for the 'Hide in the Sound' mats....I don't see how you could go wrong trying it out? :-)
If you do......please let us know?