Ktony Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Thinking about trying a different mat on the P9. The felt one keeps clinging to the vinyl and is starting to brown me. Alternatively, should I try an anti static treatment ?? All comments welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 These days I use cork or cork/neoprene mats mostly, but also this heavy and grippy one I made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubularbells Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Tried everything from felt to carbon on my P9 and landed on the cheapish Pro-Ject - Leather It mat. Have stopped looking ever since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayward Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I recently got the Blue Horizon mat, And prefer it to the felt mat on my P9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 15 minutes ago, Tubularbells said: the cheapish Pro-Ject - Leather It mat I have been meaning to try leather. Thanks for the reminder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktony Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Project Leather sounds good. Much difference in thickness ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubularbells Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 35 minutes ago, Ktony said: Project Leather sounds good. Much difference in thickness ? About the same as the Rega felt mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 @Tubularbells Doug is there much weight in the leather, do you have make allowances for that? I've got several felt ones for my TT and a real static-ey record will come off the TT with the mat attached, it's a pita. I tried a Hoffman forum suggestion and it wasn't bad but I thought it was a bit heavy(cork pot plant bases from Amazon US, exact LP measurements and you drill a hole in them, $7 usd each they look the biz but ...leather sounds better. I mean the idea.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktony Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 I realise it would be getting into shim territory but... has anyone tried an achromat (funk) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubularbells Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Luc said: @Tubularbells Doug is there much weight in the leather, do you have make allowances for that? I've got several felt ones for my TT and a real static-ey record will come off the TT with the mat attached, it's a pita. I tried a Hoffman forum suggestion and it wasn't bad but I thought it was a bit heavy(cork pot plant bases from Amazon US, exact LP measurements and you drill a hole in them, $7 usd each they look the biz but ...leather sounds better. I mean the idea.) 95 grams according to the scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwbasement Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 13 hours ago, Ktony said: I realise it would be getting into shim territory but... has anyone tried an achromat (funk) ? There is a thread for P9 owner here, and have some discussion on the mat selection. You can have a read. I haven't tried funk mat before but have tried acrylic mat from other brand, it is not as good as other material.... I currently use rubber/cork (Thorens which is same as Blue Horizon), Leather and the original felt. It is very hard to decide which one is the best, they all seem good 9n different type of music so I have kept all three. If I need to keep one only, I would probably keep the original felt mat but static is an issue though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, dwbasement said: I would probably keep the original felt mat but static is an issue though. The felt mat clinging to the record as I remove it is so annoying, I simply refuse to use mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, dwbasement said: If I need to keep one only, I would probably keep the original felt mat but static is an issue though. 19 minutes ago, aussievintage said: The felt mat clinging to the record as I remove it is so annoying, I simply refuse to use mine. Decades ago, I used to get static which would cause my felt mat to lift off with the record. The solution was ... 3 pieces of double-sided tape on the LP12 platter, to hold the mat down. However, once I started using a wet/vac RCM ... the static problem disappeared. And moving to a us cleaning machine ... again, static never appears. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Tubularbells said: 95 grams according to the scale. Thanks Doug. It's quite weighty isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwbasement Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 3 hours ago, andyr said: Decades ago, I used to get static which would cause my felt mat to lift off with the record. The solution was ... 3 pieces of double-sided tape on the LP12 platter, to hold the mat down. However, once I started using a wet/vac RCM ... the static problem disappeared. And moving to a us cleaning machine ... again, static never appears. Andy That will work, I do some records don't have static issue, probably because they are the ones that I cleaned them with the US cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Luc said: Thanks Doug. It's quite weighty isn't it. It's less than a record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubularbells Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 52 minutes ago, aussievintage said: It's less than a record. Agreed. IMO that weight won't put andy additional stress the bearing on any decent turntable unless its one of those fancy magnetic one's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I've got digital speed control with the Mober so the weight (within reason) aint a problem. Was just curious about the weight that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktony Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 On 23/09/2020 at 10:17 AM, aussievintage said: The felt mat clinging to the record as I remove it is so annoying, I simply refuse to use mine. Do use no mat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktony Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Just collected another complete with attachment fully engaged . record cleaning machine,required ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 51 minutes ago, Ktony said: Do use no mat ? No, I use cork or cork/neoprene usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktony Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, aussievintage said: No, I use cork or cork/neoprene usually. Umm.. what one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ktony said: Umm.. what one Mostly make them myself. Automotive gasket material is best. I do have one by Pro-ject but it is very thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godot Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I haven't tried the leather, might give it a go. Tried the cork, sometimes sticks anyway. I was almost thinking the peeling the felt off thing is annoying, but then trying to keep things in perspective, 1st world problems, Covid19, bushfires etc., I just think how lucky am I that I'm able to have the luxury of just hanging out spinning disks. Viva la static! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhythm Willie Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Combined cork/rubber mats work very well on all Rega glass platters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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