Hi Jones,
The felt mat is a regular PITA on the LP12.
Major disadvantage is static. It invariably charges your LPs like the very Devil then it attaches itself to LP like a limpet so when you pick it up the felt mat comes too. Annoyingly it sometimes detaches itself halfway through lift-off and skews off in the direction of the cartridge, alarmingly, almost shearing the cantilever off in the process. :(
Having severely charged the LP up, the LP will become contaminated by airborne pollutants faster.
There are lots of threads on this subject. One example attached :
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/turntable-mats-for-the-lp12-what-do-you-use.65117/
I personally prefer the Ringmat, not just on LP12s but other turntables too. One user describes slippage and mentions double-sided tape.
This is unnecessary because it slips less than the felt mat when used alone and to compound matters they are not even using it as intended. One should buy the 1mm latex base mat to act as an underlay. This further improves adhesion and enhances the Ringmat’s SQ.
The major plus is that there is no accumulated static because there is less surface contact than with most other mats - either platter-to-mat or LP-to-mat.
Hope this helps.
The felt mat is a regular PITA on the LP12.
Major disadvantage is static. It invariably charges your LPs like the very Devil then it attaches itself to LP like a limpet so when you pick it up the felt mat comes too. Annoyingly it sometimes detaches itself halfway through lift-off and skews off in the direction of the cartridge, alarmingly, almost shearing the cantilever off in the process. :(
Having severely charged the LP up, the LP will become contaminated by airborne pollutants faster.
There are lots of threads on this subject. One example attached :
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/turntable-mats-for-the-lp12-what-do-you-use.65117/
I personally prefer the Ringmat, not just on LP12s but other turntables too. One user describes slippage and mentions double-sided tape.
This is unnecessary because it slips less than the felt mat when used alone and to compound matters they are not even using it as intended. One should buy the 1mm latex base mat to act as an underlay. This further improves adhesion and enhances the Ringmat’s SQ.
The major plus is that there is no accumulated static because there is less surface contact than with most other mats - either platter-to-mat or LP-to-mat.
Hope this helps.