what platter mat for a direct drive turntable?

[karma67]

Well i thought id saved my pioneer mat but alas its past its best,so what do you guys recommend?
im currently using the linn felt jobby which isnt bad but perhaps it can be bettered?ive tried the reso mat and thats a no-no.

The pioneer platter rings like a bell when tapped,the original rubber mat stops this dead when placed on it.does this matter? ie im not tapping it when im playing a record!
With so many mats on the market id like opinions on whats best,Isoplatmat? Achromat?
maybe you technics guys could advise?

[karma67]

ive just had a fiddle with the vta and the reso mat doesn't sound too bad actually,any thoughts on the Isoplatmat?

[Ian7633]

Did the wintergreen stuff not work in the end?

[struth]

Crystal ones seem to do the job well I'm told, although heavy, so need to have a strong motor.

[karma67]

its put cracks in it ian,
grant do you mean the glass type?

[Wakefield Turntables]

Analog studio crystal mat, works excellently on my 1210, it has beaten lots of platter mats including Achromat 5mm, Resomat, Felt, Sorbothane, Standard technics mat, Tenuto gunmetal platter mat, Garrard 301, Cork and the Gimp mat. Yep I've tried a few!

[karma67]

cheers Andrew,i'll take a look

[Audio Al]

I use one of these

http://www.originlive.com/turntable-...atter-mat.html

[hermit]

I really like the look of the Analog Studio Crystal Mat but I worry that putting 1kg on a 40 year old motor is possibly putting it under a certain amount of unnecessary strain. I went for the SDS mat as it's half the weight and does eliminate any platter ringing. I don't like the SDS cover though and use the OL mat instead. At 1mm thick its ideal and it looks good too.

[Wakefield Turntables]

If the Pioneer is belt drive then forget the Crystal mat if it's DD you will have no problem with an additional 1kg.