Have you ever heard of the "Resomat", made by Trans-fi in England? Contrary to most dogma, it raises the LP above the platter on a bunch of rubber tips. This permits the LP to resonate freely. That mat has a loyal following. So, maybe you are in a way correct about why the strobe disc effects an improvement in SQ, according to your ears. Of course, be aware that VTA may play a role, in fact.
Platter mat insanity
I was doing an idler upgrade to my 401 (more anon) and when finished used the Keystrobe disk to ensure speed. I use a 10" EP as a platter mat. I played a bunch of albums and it sounded fantastic. On the 6th side, I noticed I'd forgot to remove the 4" strobe disc. Duh. I took it off and figured VTA was responsible. So I lowered the arm to see if that made it sound so good. Nope. Put back on the 4" strobe disk and raised arm. The awesome sound returned. So air under the record removed haze, smearing, flattened soundstage and muddled bass; and made it so more musical. Comments...
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