Diy Cork Platter Mat

Arguably cork gives the biggest sound difference of all platter mats.

Diy cork platter mat.

It s up to you to choose. Place the boiled corks on a wood cutting board over a non slip surface. Corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat. The cork facing the platter and the tar facing the disc.

Cork felt mat. Since i wasn t buying the milty i started to look at leather turntabled mats and found an attractive mat on amazon. Here s one that works nicely. Just test listen and decide.

The cork mat helps to eliminate static pops. One side of this mat has a cut out for the record label which is a nice touch to ensure proper play. Cork leather mat. 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.

Another bonus is that cork mat is about the same weight and thickness as the felt mat so there. Just not dense or heavy enough. A neoprene sorbothane type rubber mat. Durable soft and people said even better for sound quality than the cork mats.

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. In order to cut corks with ease boil handfuls of cork at one time and remove from water just before you cut. Looking at the listing and reviews it seemed like exactly what i was looking for. 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.

Again made by hudson hi fi this corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat proves to be unique in its own sense. 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. Cheap and easy to make. Felt or material mats are renowned for sticking to the record when trying to remove them but.

Might be a. The problem with the cork on them is it enhances the ring resonance of the platter. Unlike the old felt mat this cork mat never sticks to the records when lifting them off the platter. 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.

Steps to making your own wine cork bath mat. Be very careful when handling the hot corks and when cutting. This cork turntable mat consisted of two layers.