It sticks to the platter nicely and grips the record effectively without being tacky.
Way excellent ii turntable mat review.
With virtually any kind of turntable a way excellent ii turntable mat is a safe bet to do better than any cork sorbothane shelf material or hard carbon graphite mat.
That s actually very interesting.
I had been using the music hall cork mat which is nice too both do a great job not sure of sound affect but i give a tiny edge to the herbies.
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I have heard of another linn owner going back to his felt mat after a herbie s mat.
It s made from light spongy foam with a recessed donut in the middle for the label.
The perforated mat features irregular cutouts shaped like circles ovals and is just over half as thick as the solid mat.
Herbie s way excellent turntable mats have consistently proven superior to stock felt mats and clearly outperform stock rubber mats.
And when i replaced the stock felt mat with the way excellent ii mat sounds began to float more freely around the soundstage as i believe the vinyl was much more stable and the stylus was less prone to micro movements and could extract more low level detail out of the grooves.
The mats are between 1 16 and 2 16 of an inch thick and 11 5 inches in diameter.
These mats are an excellent upgrade in case you are having static problems and dust and are seeking an improved sound experience.
I am now using the herbies way excellent ii mat i do like it it has a good weight for a mat.
With virtually any kind of turntable a way excellent ii turntable mat is a safe bet to do better than any cork sorbothane shelf material or hard carbon graphite mat.
Herbie s way excellent turntable mats have consistently proven superior to stock felt mats and clearly outperform stock rubber mats.
I put tenderfoots under the power amp and dac preamp soft fat dots under the turntable point feet and i changed to the way excellent ii mat from the stock felt mat.
Catcher10 apr 30 2016.
The solid mat is medium thickness 2mm in my estimation and is quite stiff with excellent finishing on it s subtly pebbled surface and rounded edges.
Selecting the right turntable mat is necessary to get the best operation.
Holds on to the vinyl nicely too they have many thickness you can buy.