TT mats

Have any of you ever tried a Merrill Gem-Dandy cork-rubber mat and if so what was your opinion?
thanks. violin

Supermat is acrylic. Says do in their own website: http://www.sotaturntables.com/engineering.htm

Bottom.

So, I recently saw a video with Michael Fremer and he suggested cork.

All I know, is that I never should have sold my NIB Sumiko methacrylic/lead/barium mat.

I never used it, as it was a one shot deal, due to the adhesive layer on the back. Once on the platter, that's it. And if you use an LP12, like I do, the two piece platter means the mat adhesive will bond to both and then it's a done deal. Removing it would be next to impossible, and that was part of how it worked. Part of it's function made it near impossible to remove once applied. I mean, the thing was like $400 near the end of the 80's early 90's. Hell of a mat....

@perazzi28

Sorry good folks for coming to this set so late. I also use this inexpensive tweak but high quality GEM Dandy rubber cork compound mat and you can hear the difference between it and the stock mat.

The GEM Dandy rubber cork compound mat is a one size fits ALL turntable platters, which I thought was bloody brilliant. And at $60 it is a great deal, and the fact it eliminates most record static is a major plus with me.

Although I do have mat/platter weights, I chose not to use them.