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Well Tempered Labs owners do you use a platter mat

I am wondering how may owners or perhaps former owners of Well Tempered tables use the bare acrylic platter without a mat. I have not tried any of the new genertaion of TT mats on my old Classic. Ring Mat? None-Felt mat? I tried an AudioQuest and some others years ago and prefered the sound without. I like the convenience of the no mat set up as it is easy to clean the platter and not contaminate the B side of a record in contact with it. I just would like to find out what some others out there have liked or didn't like, as far as TT mats go, with these tables. I will say that mine is pre, black damped platter, and has the same platter as the Well Tempered Record Player. I realy don't want to spend the $500 on the damped platter as I listen to CD's most of the time now. If I was going to spend cash on the table it would go into a better cartridge instead. Any thoughts or other tweeks anyone else likes for WTL tables?
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jimbo3
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If you come across a black damped platter, it would be a very significant upgrade to your table. The platter's slightly dished surface really gets the record locked into the platter and the damping is a big plus. I don't know if there are improvements to be had with a mat on the basic acrylic platter, but I would suspect that a harder mat would be better than a felt-type mat. You could also call WT to ask- they have a couple of pretty knowledgable guys who could answer your questions.

Regards
Jim
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