When i had an orbit the felt mat sounded worse than just the acrylic platter.
Uturn orbit acrylic no mat.
I contacted uturn audio about the need for a mat with my acrylic platter and this was their response.
I would recommend the cork mat for no other reason that it supposedly helps with static.
Listened to a u turn orbit at my son in law s tonight.
Choose your finish cartridge platter and more.
Acrylic s high density and low stiffness helps the platter trap and dissipate vibrat.
The orbit s tonearm is optimized for use with a thick platter mat.
Upgrade your orbit s mdf platter to acrylic for improved speed consistency and detail.
When i bought a u turn orbit recently i grabbed a 1 8 cork mat to place on the acrylic platter thinking that it would sound good protect the acrylic from dust and scratching and be less likely than a felt mat to stick to records because of static.
If you do upgrade something the cartridge is a good place to start.
But it looks amazing.
The orbit s arm is optimized for use with a 1 8 thick mat.
If you want a good mat check out the gemdandy rcc mat and the herbie s audio lab way excellent mat.
I recommend trying both and going with whichever sounds best to you i ended up preferring using a mat with mine.
All of our turntables come with a standard felt mat included.
Model has acrylic platter ortofon om5e and arm lifter.
That said the at91b isn t bad.
The orbit comes with the choice of either a basic mdf platter or an acrylic platter.
I used their cork mat for a long time but could discern a muffling of certain frequencies with it as opposed to no mat.
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If you have a pre amp you don t need another though u turn s preamp does appear to be very well regarded.
Some folks with acrylic platters prefer to forego the mat and instead place their records directly on the acrylic which is totally fine.
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Highly recommend doing that until u turn comes out with a 3mm thicker.
Acrylic is a solid transparent plastic often known by brand names like plexiglass.
Without a mat the orbit had a propensity to skip where it hadn t before.
Mdf medium density fiberboard is a wood composite material made by binding wood fibers together with heat and pressure.
That said many folks prefer using no mat with the acrylic platter.
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