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Remember the Ringmat? You should!

One of the most affordable and best upgrades to my Woodsong Gerrard 301 is the British made Ringmat!
Man, I had almost forgotten about mine. It was still on my old TT (Kuzma Stabi Stogi). It was a great improvement back then but I thought I didn’t need it on my new 301 since it already had the cool Puresound Tenuto gunmetal mat. That was $400. The Ringmat is under $100. But the difference in sound is huge!
everything just came into focus and it is punchy as hell. Why did I wait so long to check it out!
mglik
roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
Rock, paper, scissors, steel. Paper beats steel! 
roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
Ringmat is made of compressed paper. Obviously better damping than a steel mat! Sell that steel mat if you can!
totem395
390 posts
 
@clearthinker

Why love this kit born when I was in short trousers?



Please google Woodsong Gerrard 301.
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scar972
225 posts
 
I just replaced a copper mat for a cork/rubber mat on my Garrard 301, this was done because of a newly mounted cartridge.
Metal mat tends to accentuate certain frequencies, in some setup, the copper will sound better. It all depends on the turntable components as a whole and your listening preference. 
roberjerman
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I'm experimenting with a magnesium mat on my Ariston RD11 TT. That's a very dead-sounding metal! So far the results are very good! This TT uses two very thin rubber rings embedded in the alloy platter for minimal contact with the LP. I also use a record weight. 
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