VSPM GS - The "Gold Standard" of Platter mats!
This is a SIGNIFICANT upgrade for your REGA!
We have DOZENS of users who prefer this over the felt-mat
“Great product, Major improvement over the felt mat on my Rega RP6. highly recomm" m***9
“Fantastic, my Rega p5 now sounds like a p7 or higher,thank you,” j***m
(from our ebay feedback)
VIBRO-STOP Platter Mat
for Rega (and other) Turntables
If you own a Rega turntable with Glass, Resin, Metal or MDF platter,
then you really need to hear what this can do for your sound!
Developed by a professional Audio Engineer with over 30 years in the business, this amazing platter-mat will enhance the quality on almost any system...! The VSPM material has been carefully tested and selected for optimal performance, and the results really show in the sonics!
PLEASE NOTE: Buyer please be alert!
Unlike ordinary acrylic or plastic mats, ours are of a specifically optimized material offering "Gold Standard" optimized performance. The difference is measurable and audible, and we are the only ones showing any measurements as published proof. Plus, we have many HUNDREDS of positive testimonials... Look over our feedback and you will see. If you really want the "Gold Standard" get a VSPM... Accept no substitutes!
So... Just what makes our Vibro-Stop Platter-Mat better and different from its imitators?
1) The special grade of materials, treated with our proprietary process, has unique sonic properties. It's our secret. And it only comes in black. It's nearly 3mm thick.
2) The 287mm diameter is specifically chosen to minimize the negative effect of edge-warps on the LP. We don't offer other sizes as this has been proven to be the optimal for most LPs.
3) Measured proof of performance. No one else offers this!
4) Conditional Money-back guarantee! If you don't like it we will buy it back! (UK only, see details in 'Price' section).
5) Check out the 800+ positive testimonials (feedback) showing that we deliver improved sonics.
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Q: So...is this really better than a Rega felt mat?
A: YES!! And we have real-world measurements and LOTS of feedback to prove it!
Later in this listing we show some of our measurements of the VSPM vs felt mats... but the REAL proof is in the added pleasure VSPM will bring to your listening experience!
Here are more Rega testimonials from our eBay feedback:
“Great product, Major improvement over the felt mat on my Rega RP6. highly recomm" m***9
“An excellent product , immediate and obvious improvement . Recommended !!” j***7
"Used for several days now,awesome, great, excellent, perfect, yes I like it" 6***6
"Great upgrade, I just stepped into the reference level. Thank you kindly!!!" r***e
“Fantastic, my Rega p5 now sounds like a p7 or higher,thank you,” j***m
"Very happy with the upgrade - Big improvement !" b***a
Here is what VSPM delivers:
1) Even inexperienced listeners can tell the difference. From a real testimonial:
“My wife doesn’t really know much about audio, but she readily heard and loved the difference in quality after installing your platter mat.”
2) Unlike our competitors we PROVE it is better… with measurements!
3) Saves BIG money! …. instead of spending many £1000’s on expensive rigs, VSPM gives you similar or BETTER sound quality for a fraction of the price.
4) Works really, really well with almost any model or type of turntable.
5) Radically improves the appearance of most turntables - it is surprising to see how good the VSPM makes things look.
6) Improves everything: better lows, tremendous heft, slam and impact, mids and highs, much more dynamic contrast, deeper and wider "holographic imaging", much greater retrieval of inner detail.
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PRICE
RRP: £39.69
Limited Offer: £36.99 or Best Offer!!
Add only £8.89 for shipping to the EU, £9.99 for North & South America, and £11.70 for the rest of the world! We use Royal Mail International Signed (5 to 14 day delivery, depending mostly on Customs processing time). For worldwide orders we cannot guarantee delivery time as this will depend on the Customs processing time in your country.
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Here's what you get:
A) The mat comes in a very sturdy protective mailer that looks like this:
B) NEW!! It now comes with our handsome new Gold logo pre-affixed. We think most people will really love how the gold accents and gloss finish dress up their turntable!
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SCIENCE, MEASUREMENTS, PROOF
To properly measure and evaluate the LP surface resonance issue, we had to custom build specialized vibration actuators and measurement systems.
(Note: Our products are developed and TESTED by a “golden-ear type” inventor with a BSEE and over 30 years in audio...)
We tested dozens of materials and sizes before finding the right mix for the VSPM... we ALSO tested many competitors' mats, including felt, leather, glass, cork, cork + ground rubber, laminated and “constrained layer” types, sorbothane, wood, acrylic, special rubber “audiophile mats” loaded with tungsten, metal mats, foamed plastic mats, and so on.
The results? The VibroStop material significantly outperformed all others.
Ed. Note: We wonder why our imitators don't publish test results! You should wonder too...
Vibro-Stop vs. Felt Mat on Glass Platter
The Vibro-Stop Platter Mat clearly outperforms both the Rega or Pro-Ject Glass platter, and the Rega or Pro-Ject supplied Felt mat + Glass Platter. The green Vibro-stop line shows up to 25-30dB improvement over the felt mat, as well as a substantial improvement over the naked glass mat. These measurements clearly show the outstanding resonance suppression properties of the Vibro-Stop Platter Mat.
NOTE: Most light platter turntables like the Rega will do best with just one VSPM... However, most 'tables with ultra-heavy platters will need TWO of these platter-mats for best results. See our DOUBLE mat listings for details!
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TECHNICAL DETAILS
Here's HOW the Vibro-Stop Platter Mat WORKS
1.) The action of the stylus on the record surface creates mechanical propagation waves in the material of the LP. These waves must be quickly dissipated or they will create many time-delayed reflections and "ghost-images" which make their way back to the stylus and create resonances, muddiness and colorations.
2.) Most platter mats do a very poor job of absorbing and dissipating these resonances. These random extra vibrations of the LP surface can make it very hard for even the best stylus to track properly.
3.) The material in the Vibro-Stop Platter Mat is a special grade and thickness of thermo-plastic selected after a great deal of materials testing.
Our VSPM mat greatly reduces the unwanted vibrations and offers the stylus a much more stable playing surface.
4.) We found that there is an optimum hardness, thickness and mass that is needed: too much or too little and you lose performance. We've got the goldilocks formula dialed in: it's very near optimal, and it shows in superior measurements and audibly better results.
5.) Depending on your turntable, the VSPM can even reduce the transmission of spurious vibrations into the tone-arm! It reduces the “singing tonearm” syndrome so much that it can make even a humble little tonearm sound like something much more expensive.
6.) Most turntable platters have metallic sounding colorations from the platters themselves.... these impart a somewhat edgy and harsh midrange to the music... and the factory-supplied rubber platter mats usually add a coloration which also makes it sound dull – edgy, harsh AND muddy/dull.... not a great combination!
7.) In contrast, Vibro-Stop Platter Mat reduces almost all of these colorations, and greatly helps with nearly all platters, whether direct-drive or belt-drive platters.
8) Because many LPs have edge-warps, they can "push off " from the platter-mat surface. To help with this, at 287mm diameter, VSPM is deliberately sized to be smaller than the LP and avoid contact with most edge-warps.
Also, 287mm fits inside the raised outer ring found on some turntables. Example: most mats are too big for the Technics range, ours fits perfectly - on the great majority of turntables, Technics or other brands. Our mat system has another advantage: a milled recess for the record label. Result? LP surface sits flush on the VSPM for optimal resonance damping.
9.) Vibro-Stop Platter Mat GREATLY improves almost any turntable! It works its magic especially well with direct drive units from Technics, Sony, Yamaha, JVC and Denon, equally well with most belt-drive units including Rega, VPI or Linn-Sondek, and especially well with Garrard 301 and Lenco.
10.) Platter size: 287mm (11 3/8 inches) diameter and 3 mm thickness.
PLEASE NOTE: For heavier platter turntables (Technics SL1200 and SP10, Garrard 301, and Lenco, etc.) please consider getting the Double VSPM (two VSPMs back to back). Sounds even better !!