Diy Cork Platter Mat

It s up to you to choose.

Diy cork platter mat.

Cork leather mat. Cheap and easy to make. Again made by hudson hi fi this corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat proves to be unique in its own sense. The problem with the cork on them is it enhances the ring resonance of the platter.

Steps to making your own wine cork bath mat. Here s one that works nicely. The cork facing the platter and the tar facing the disc. Cork felt mat.

A neoprene sorbothane type rubber mat. Looking at the listing and reviews it seemed like exactly what i was looking for. The cork mat helps to eliminate static pops. Arguably cork gives the biggest sound difference of all platter mats.

Corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat. I prefer the cork side to be facing the disc and the damping side on the platter but sometimes depending on the turntable and on the rest of your system its tonal balance etc it could be better to use the janus conversely. Unlike the old felt mat this cork mat never sticks to the records when lifting them off the platter. This cork turntable mat consisted of two layers.

Just not dense or heavy enough. Another bonus is that cork mat is about the same weight and thickness as the felt mat so there. Felt or material mats are renowned for sticking to the record when trying to remove them but. In order to cut corks with ease boil handfuls of cork at one time and remove from water just before you cut.

Corks are very difficult to cut. Durable soft and people said even better for sound quality than the cork mats. One side of this mat has a cut out for the record label which is a nice touch to ensure proper play. The base laayer is a 1 16 thick cork base while the surface is peppered with 1 16 spheres hence giving the entire cork turntable mat to have a thickness of 1 8.

This mostly inexpensive option is great at creating a smooth contact between the record and the platter making it extremely easy to separate the record after use. A typical result is a coupling between record and platter so efficient that a slight vacuum is noticed when removing the record from this player. Just test listen and decide. Since i wasn t buying the milty i started to look at leather turntabled mats and found an attractive mat on amazon.

Place the boiled corks on a wood cutting board over a non slip surface. I have also made some of my mats diy i have a pro ject the classic turntable and ortofon bronze cartridge right now my ideal set up is a thin rubberized shelf. Might be a.