Use A Record Mat Or Not With Rega

The rega is one such deck that uses the felt as a decoupling material between the lp and the platter.

Use a record mat or not with rega.

Not only on rega decks but others designed with them as part of the system. It is the same thickness so no vta to worry about. No rega model did. The leather mat made no considerable difference to the white felt mat.

Moving up the rega line does the rp8 or the upcoming rp10 have either a cork mat or a clamp. In stock 4 add to cart 23 reward points questions and answers. These types of upgrades stay in line with rega philosophy and rega sound the rp8 has both an all metal subplatter and a reference belt x2 whereas changing the mat and adding a clamp is not in line with the rega sound philosophy. Surely if a record is lifting a mat it is because the record is charged up nothing to do with the mat.

Rega record mat for rega turntables accessories. Now 30 00 was save. Rega black felt a leather mat and oyaide br 12 we quickly removed the black felt mat we both did not like the result it sounded wrong. The record is supported minimally and seems to be a nice interface between vinyl and glass.

Add to cart availability. It is similar to the rega felt mat which is rather ubiquitous in the hi fi world but just ever so slightly thinner and coarser feeling. In stock 4 item. I m not a huge fan of this mat or the rega because of the static issues that both seem to have in practical use.

Rega record mat for rega turntables accessories. Johnmichael vinyl rega planar 2 incognito rewire deepgroove subplatter ceramic bearing michell technoweight rega 24v motor ttpsu funkfirm achroplat platter michael lim top and bottom braces 2 rega feet and one rdc cones. Amp krell s 300i speaker monitor audio rs6. It has several advantages over many other materials.

Nice tight bass and a focused sound unlike the slightly mushy sound with the felt mat. You can of course experiment with different materials on all types of decks and i have done so. I wet clean my records and have zero static problems with a standard rega felt mat. Digital sony scd xa5400es sacd cd sid mat marantz sa 8001 int.

Grado sonata moon 110 lp phono. Again made by hudson hi fi this corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat proves to be unique in its own sense. On my rega the ringmat mat is the best. Dear rega users out there the other day a friend came over with some of his spare turntable mats to see which difference they make on my rega p9 compared to the stock white felt mat.

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.