why felt?

why do rega and many other tt manufacturers chose felt mats? I have found that my P3 often sounds better with a rubber mat and record clamp.

drumsuck06-03-2005 6:16pm

newbee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,751 posts 06-04-2005 at 02:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Just for the fun of it, I'm curious....How many of you change the VTA/VTF when you listen to different mats of varying thickness? I suspect some of the differences you hear may be more assignable to the changes in the VTA than the differences wrought by the mat. Note, I AM NOT saying there is no difference in the sound that mats can bring. In fact, all of the issues and theories assigned to TT set up to deal with vibration can probably be assigned to TT mats as well.
newbee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,751 posts 06-07-2005 at 03:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sgreen, Is this an invitation to a commercial. If not, why don't you just tell us about the "non-felt" mat. If it is an invitation, don't bother.