Anyone familiar with Stack Audio Stabiliser and / or their turntable mat?


I've been intrigued by recent reviews that praise the Stack Audio Stabiliser and their Turntable mat. If you've purchased either or both of these, I'm wondering if you concur with the favorbable reviews or not. My turntable is a Technics SL1210G that came with the typical rubber mat, but I'm wondering if investing in these products is worth it given the excellent performance of this turntable.

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I recently bought their record stabilizer but it didn’t work on my tall spindle so returned it. I’m a proponent of a mat/weight concept. I have no doubt from what I’ve read that the Stack stuff is very effective and reasonably priced.

I'm a fan of the Origin Live products.

I'm also curious.

I have the GAE with an B.A.M. & Orth Cadenza Black. There's a 60 day return. I might give it a go soon. What cart are you running?

I have an OL Gravity One, which is supposed to be a damping puck--rather than a weight or reflex clamp--similar to the Stack. I trade it between a JVC TT81 w/carbon fiber on top of cork mat and Holbo w/o mat. On both it brings out the nuances. Might spring for the Stack one of these months.

The "Gravity One"  ..... it’s construction is based upon effectively eliminating resonances. I love mine. It proves that the normal thinking about record weights/clamps are wrong

Well, that's timely.  I just got my Stabiliser and had it on my Technics SL1210G all day in a comparison with the weighted clamp I've been using (Fern/Roby, 700gm) plus the KAB screw-down clamp I just got.  I had done a mat comparison a couple  days ago between the stock, Herbie's, and the Oyaide.  That was using my weighted clamp.  The Herbie's was good but a mite thin (sonically) although I could live with it. Both the new ones beat the stock, and I decided the Oyaide had superior resolution and a bit better bass. I"m more of a detail guy than a bass guy.  The Oyaide is unusual in that it has an extra millimeter on the outer rim, so some people say it works best with a weighted clamp. This is important considering the Stack basically weighs nothing, like 3 ounces or something. I did have to readjust my antiskate with that new mat. Now, I should say my original goal was to have the Stack mat to compare with the others and to use with the Stack "weight", but it hasn't come yet and I did just email them.  First I compared the weighted clamp and the Stack.  It became pretty obvious that the Stack had better detail and imaging. The bottom end was fine, and I started wondering about that with the weighted item to the point that I think the F/R darkened the sound comparatively, although it sounded pretty good, just not as much to my liking as the Stack. I had decided on the Stack when the KAB showed up at my door, so I listened to it.  Once again, this is a great TT so everything tends to sound nice on it.  Then I realized the soundstage was so much better with the Stack.  I was playing the BlowUp track from 3 Blind Mice and the instruments were shifted to one side as compared to the Stack.  It really wasn't much of a competition.  The KAB is $85, the Fern & Roby $385, and the Stack Stabiliser $219.  When I first got the latter I took it out of the box and was disappointed.  I knew it weighed nothing but I just didn't see how this little thing could do anything.  You can go to their site and there's a description video of how they developed it for vibration reduction.  Shaking it is unremarkable, to say the least. It sounds like there's little rubber things in there. OK, fine. Near as I can tell, the thing works.  Sorry I don't have the mat yet to compare. It's a fairly thin one with some small little spherical absorbers underneath. It's like $85 or so.  Sometimes it's hard to believe things on appearances! Hope this helps.....

My Stack Audio record mat came. I've now compared it to the Oyaide, using the Stabiliser with both.  The Serene Surface Mat is 3mm silicone, with 4 small nibs spaced on the record support surface.  There's a nickel-sized circular cutout on the underside of the mat below each nib.  Why this does anything is beyond me, but this is a no contest deal.  Wha's better?  Seemingly everything: bass, table, details, depth and width of soundstage.   I think I'm hearing harmonics that weren't there before.  The Oyaide is a very good mat (rubber with infused tungsten, 5mm) but there was no need to belabor the deal.  The Stack mat/Stabiliser combo is just clearly better.  Definitely worth a try. 

I should mention that the mat's sleeve it arrived in said a record spindle weight of up to 500 gm is ok (my F/R is over that).  Doesn't matter as I'm leaving the Stabiliser on there.....

Thanks, all. howardlee's comments were especially helpful since he also uses the Technics SL1210G (same as me)!

I'm using the Stack on a Linn with a Herbies. I think its working but always hard to tell compared to what else. So many variables but I'm happy with it. 

It is not Just the Mat Material>Material Thickness that brings the tidying up of the sound to a place where the Mats effect is quite noticeable for being a Betterment 

There are additional benefits to be had when a thin separator material is used between Platter and Mat.

I use a Technics DD TT and do not limit myself to One Mat Type, I have a AT 677 - AT 666 and a Gun Metal Platter Mat in use as Metal Mat Options.

The- AT 600 is used as a Hard Non-Metal Option

5mm Forex Foam is my preferred material as a Soft Option.

I also have a 1Kg Composite Puck Weight that has the best influence over all other owned Puck Weights.

Configurations produced using the above, have never produced an End Sound that I am not wanting to experience.  

I have heard the Zavfino Puck Weight in use with some of my Mats and also compared to my owned composite Puck Weight. The Zavfino made a very good impression, especially trouncing a selection of other Puck Weights used on the day, with a PTP Solid 9 TT as the device used for the demo's.  

On the same day a DIY Produced Leather Mat was also very impressive on the Solid 9.

Above Mats are affordable and if purchased with a prudent approach and will resell at as good as the purchase price, if one is not wanted to be maintained in use.

Buying New is an expensive way to learn and lose monies fast if the purchase is not wanted to be maintained.