When I owned a VPI HW19 Mk. I, way back... in'67...well, more like '97

Posted by Muzikmike (R) on May 25, 2012 at 09:39:13

In Reply to: Huh? A turntable mat...really? posted by Jsawyer09 on May 25, 2012 at 06:18:41:

It had a 1" aluminum platter!? I figured it would have to have a mat, and the guy who sold it to me didn't know cow patties from hamburgers.

The Ringmat was just new to the tweak scene, so I got one and was pretty impressed by the sound. It could have been the VTA difference...or the resonance control, or both, but the sound was better than I'd anticipated...beating the bare platter hands down. Bass became more solid and mids clearer.

When I sold it and got a Mark IV, I kept the Ringmat...but only for a short while. The TNT platter sounded its best sans mat, so I gave the mat to a friend with an AR.

I agree that it's hard to "wrap your mind" around the idea that the mat could make (for lack of any other description) so many "different differences."

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Topic - Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Jsawyer09 06:18:41 05/25/12 (22)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Bill Way 16:24:38 01/16/13 (0)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - doak 16:05:30 01/16/13 (3)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Jsawyer09 17:16:59 01/16/13 (2)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - doak 17:27:58 01/16/13 (1)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Jsawyer09 17:43:14 01/16/13 (0)

New Mat - Bigby 19:47:20 05/25/12 (0)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - Mcmann57 19:32:36 05/25/12 (1)

Archromat - Solidcore 08:13:16 05/26/12 (0)

Anyone remember the DIY shelf liner TT mat some years back? - artemus 12:30:03 05/25/12 (3)

Still using mine - mark111 19:40:06 05/26/12 (0)

RE: Anyone remember the DIY shelf liner TT mat some years back? - Jsawyer09 13:37:40 05/25/12 (0)

RE: Anyone remember the DIY shelf liner TT mat some years back? - Time_Stands_Still 12:49:01 05/25/12 (0)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - doak 09:48:24 05/25/12 (0)

When I owned a VPI HW19 Mk. I, way back... in'67...well, more like '97 - Muzikmike 09:39:13 05/25/12 (0)

Yep - mt10425 08:53:07 05/25/12 (0)

One explanation.... - Lew 07:47:17 05/25/12 (5)

Hyperbole? - tketcham 07:07:04 05/26/12 (0)

RE: One explanation.... - Jsawyer09 08:03:38 05/25/12 (3)

Did you try both sides of the mat? :) (nt) - kuma 08:34:52 05/25/12 (2)

RE: Did you try both sides of the mat? :) (nt) - Jsawyer09 08:49:59 05/25/12 (1)

If it's made of natural fibre... - kuma 10:31:47 05/25/12 (0)

RE: Huh? A turntable mat...really? - SgreenP@MSN.com 06:30:12 05/25/12 (0)

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When I owned a VPI HW19 Mk. I, way back... in'67...well, more like '97 - Muzikmike 09:39:13 05/25/12 (0)

When I owned a VPI HW19 Mk. I, way back... in'67...well, more like '97

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