2. analog
  3. 126743-163

...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..
128x128stringreen
tooblue
1,882 posts
 
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.
oleschool's avatar
oleschool
722 posts
 
I have a classic and i always go no mat and clamp ,just works for me.


moonglum
619 posts
 

Should you be publicly admitting this gross error in judgement? ;^)

(Being a professional musician and all) :)


I've never rated leather mats any more highly than felt mats (certainly when applied on a well-damped platter).

stringreen's avatar
stringreen OP
6,368 posts
 
Moonglum....I can only attribute it to confusion when I fell off my bike and into a concussion around that time...but I've been known to make many bad judgements in my years.
chayro
2,926 posts
 
Sometimes the best way to judge a component is to remove it from the system after several weeks or months of listening.  
More to discover