Call Karen @ Transparent Audio and ask her. I've owned all versions of the Well Tempered table (except Record Player)and currently use the Reference. Each version has been a significant improvement over the others. Never tried a damping mat though, and that could be a way to improve your performance. Karen would know.
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?