Fluance Turntable Cork Platter Mat - Audiophile Grade Improves Sound & Performance for Vinyl Record Players (TA21)

I like this thing more than I expected: it has a nice density and stability to carry the record as it spins. While it doesn't do much to reduce static, in fact, nothing can if it has no electrical charge, it has just the right thickness to bring the record up to a good spot for a light touch from the tone arm (I set at 1.5g or 2g) and it even looks sorta cool. Worthwhile.

I bought this to get rid of the static build up from the cheap & nasty felt one that came with my Pro-ject Debut Carbon DC turntable. I'm very pleased to say that it did it, static gone & it also looks really good on my deck. I've read other reviews that mention cork particals getting on their precious vinyl, not in my experience. It's a top quality mat, nice thickness, I like the label recess, it's good value for money & with the static gone, comes an improvement in sound quality. I fully recommend this upgrade cork mat.

It is everything it claims to be. I received it quickly, undamaged, and was able to install it easily. I bought it to raise the LP as my upgraded glass platter is a little lower than the original on my turntable. This works perfectly, so it does everything I want from it. As for sound quality. You'll have to check that out with your own ears as that is subjective.

I bought this mat primarily to reduce the static - especially during the winter months. It does a good job at that. These mats also promise better sound quality. I can't say I've noticed that but I've not done much critical listening in the first few weeks I've had it. The mat doesn't sit flush to my turntable platter until I put a record on top. In all, it performs as promised.

I really played around with my platter . I removed my rubber mat and placed the cork down. It's good that the vinyl is secure and less possibility of scratches compared to the rubber. I wasn't impressed with the sound though so I put the rubber mat down and the cork on top of that. It actually sounds better on the lower end. There isn't much of the turntable peg sticking out but there's enough for the weight to be placed on.

I initially rated at five star for it's quality feel. I am now down grading it to three star, because of the incessant static that it creates between my platter and my record. I have a fluence RT 85 turntable with the acrylic platter. It felt strange to put a record straight on that. But I never had any static. Now with this cork mat when I lift my record, I can actually hear the static building up. It takes me hours to take the dust off my records. I'm going back to no cork mat.

I wasn't expecting miracles with the static, though it doesn't necessarily seem better or worse then the stock rubber mat that came with my RT81. I assume the static problem is humidity related, given that I live in a dry climate.Main issue I have with this product is the cork dust that gets everywhere. The texture was really rough and seems to be constantly shedding cork, requiring my to thoroughly clean my records after every use.Going back to the stock rubber mat for now. Never got to give it a solid sound quality comparison, as the dust was too much of a hassle to make this product worthwhile.

My less that full-star review may be the result of me not doing my due diligence. I was under the impression that cork mats would be anti-stayic but I still had static cling on my records. The static is reduced but I've found myself cleaning records more than I'd like to due to the static. I bought a humidifier and that that made the biggest difference so, silly me on that one.Fluance makes great products and thus cork mst is easily a preferred replacement for any felt mat that might have come stock with your turntable. I DO recommend it, but don't expect a miracle.

The cork slip mat fits right on the platter and it seems to work to improve sound and reduce static (tests still to do). However, my main gripe is that it arrived slightly warped. Even after leaving under weights all night it didn't flatten it out entirely, therefore the records don't play flat...and I'm not sure how this is impacting the sound quality.

Works very nicely, more vivid presentation than with a rubber platter mat. However, I bought 4 of them: the first one was as expected; the second one the spindle hole was slightly off center; the third and fourth one the spindle hole was centered, but the label cutout was way, way off center. Fluance needs to tighten up their quality control.