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RE: John ...

Surprisingly, I did try cork. It is the worst stuff in the world for vinyl. Well, perhaps not the worst. Felt is worse; I tried that, too. Anyway, when I had cork in-between the limestone and slate, I could tap my knuckles on the slate and it would ring like a bell. I replace the cork with sorbothane and it is dead silent.

I used an Audioquest Sorbothane mat on my Thorens TD-126 for over 15-years and I loved it. The sorbothane reduced vinyl surface noise to a minimum. Music sounded like it was coming from a black background. The only thing better than a sorbothane platter mat is vacuum hold-down, which I now have with my Sota Millennia Vacuum turntable.

Yeah, I don't know who told you cork was good, but I can tell you from experience that cork really sucks. The only thing worse is felt.

I wish you could hear my system. It really sounds fantastic. I have been to five or six major audio shows and I've never heard a vinyl front-end I liked better. I have friends with equally expensive and impressive vinyl front-ends and they don't sound any better than mine. Most of them don't sound as good.

Anyway, you are absolutely wrong about sorbothane.

Best regards,
John Elison

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