Platter mat insanity

I like and agree with all of Victor Pattachiolla’s designs EXCEPT the Resomat. The Salvation turntable, excellent; the Terminator arm, excellent (and a great value). But the Resomat, like the Transcriptors turntable, suspends the LP in air, not a good idea imo.

It was long ago established that an LP groove being traced by a phono cartridge stylus causes the vinyl to vibrate/resonate like crazy, especially if the vinyl is suspended in the air, with no surface below it to absorb and damp that vibration. The vibration in the vinyl created by the stylus travels from the location of the stylus in the groove both out to the edge of the LP and in to the center hole of the LP, that vibration then reflected back from those locations to the stylus, where it is read by the stylus as a time-delayed "echo". How can that be a good thing?! Yes, the echo is a very low-level signal, but the dimensions of the LP groove, and the amount of travel exhibited by the stylus, are extremely tiny, and very vulnerable to any added vibration. IMO, a solid surface in full contact with the LP, the material of that surface intended to absorb and damp the vibrations inherent in LP playback, is the "correct" approach.