Covering a naked platter- MMF 7 has no felt pad


I am a 'Budget' Audiophile re-entering vinyl after many years and just purchased a used MMF 7 in excellent condition. The original felt pad is missing, thus the platter is bare. The table & Goldring Eroica H sound fine as is, and I would appreciate the advice of experienced audiophiles. Leave as is or ? Also I'm using the interconnects that shipped with the table & would like to upgrade, are there other items useful to maintaining my MMF 7 & cartridge? Recommendations? I have a Disc Washer. Exposure 2010S amp with moving coil phone stage, NHT SuperOnes on stands,(yes I know, old, & still sound decent in my small apt)
Thanks in advance.
pushpull
I had the Herbie's on my MMF-7 and it was much better than the felt pad. If you spend more on a mat you might think about an upgrade on a table.

Another idea might be the Music Hall mat and I just bought a Merrill-Scillia mat on Audiogon which I like so far, for not much more than the Herbie's. The seller is still selling them. I did not try it on the MMF-7 so can't help there.

And finally, I have heard some people like not to use a mat on that platter but use a clamp to stop slippage. Never tried that either though.

Welcome back to vinyl.

I think that is a good starter table. You may want to wrap a little teflon tape around the arm, once you get a feel for the table, to dampen it as needed.

Good Luck,
Danny

Hello Pushpull, Sorry I did not see the second part of your question.

I did not like the Erotic H and luckily broke it one day. For a lot cheaper you can do much better. YMMV.

Check out Raul's long,long,long MM thread and ask for advise there. He is usually very helpful.

Just don't mention distortions. LOL. (Just kidding Raul)

Danny
I used Herbies on my MMF 5.1 SE with nice results....I use one now on my Amadeus...highly recommended.