The Project Cork-IT Turntable Mat is a turntable platter mat made from cork, designed to fit all Pro-Ject turntables with a 12-inch platter.
Improved Vinyl Performance
The use of the Cork-IT gives the mat special sonic qualities, which make it well suited to certain turntable-cartridge combinations, and also different room-types. Another benefit from cork is that it slips less in use than more common felt mats. The result is a tighter audio performance, with greater timing.
Advantages of Cork Mats
Turntable mats have been always a big discussion how they influence the sound. The interaction between the record and the surface can be tracked very easily by the super sensitivity of a good pick up cartridge. Common felt mats give a smooth contact between record and platter but has the disadvantage with static.
That means that felt mats often collect a lot of dust which can be then transferred to the record. Also, the damping ability is very limited which can be a problem with metal platters. Thick rubber mats overdamp the record and have an isolation effect which leaves the static on the record and hearable noise clicks are the result.
Reduces Resonance
Leather and Cork are two different but very interesting turntable mat options to upgrade the sound quality. Resonances are damped more effectively than felt, they keep dust away and they have also enough contact to avoid static. What is better depends on taste and the actual platter design.
A very cost-effective way to improve the sound and have less noise by static and dust. You can hear a difference.
Technical Specifications
- Material: cork
- Diameter: 300 mm
- Thickness: 1.5 mm
- Colour: brown
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