They sound incredible very low static or noise and nobody knows about them so they are super affordable.
Acrylic mat vs cork.
However acrylic and rubber mats are by far the easiest to clean.
Handmade mats are the most expensive as most buy them custom made to their own liking.
Cost is dependent on the quality of the materials the way in which the mat was made.
The acrylic cork rubber and leather are more costly.
In turn this results in better performance.
Any extra sounds can be further dampened due to the acrylic mat being the same material as a record.
When buying a mat get one at a pocket friendly price and with good.
Again made by hudson hi fi this corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat proves to be unique in its own sense.
Felt and cork mats however are much more delicate.
The base laayer is a 1 16 thick cork base while the surface is peppered with 1 16 spheres hence giving the entire cork turntable mat to have a thickness of 1 8.
The cork rubber and glass mats are affordable.
This makes acrylic far better at controlling resonance generated by the stylus scrubbing in the record groove than traditional felt cork or leather mats.
It is an age old debate as to which one.
Acrylic if you have the option but if you need i do as i use a vintage pioneer tt that i love a slipmat go buckskin all the way.
This cork turntable mat consisted of two layers.
Corkery decoupled cork n rubber turntable platter mat.
They require a dry cleaning method.
Does using a felt mat or a cork mat on your turntable make a difference to the sound produced by your record player.
Cork is way overrated imo.